by Henri Pourrat · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070389490
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«Bons, pauvres et mauvais diables» is Henri Pourrat's collection of short stories, published by Folio in paperback (272 pages, in French).
French folk tales in which the devil and other nocturnal creatures cross paths with peasants, hunters and travellers. Amid dangerous pacts, apparitions and games of cunning, Jean sans Peur and la Ramée, the grenadier, show how prudence and ingenuity allow one to escape the darkest situations.
This edition brings together texts from Henri Pourrat's Trésor des contes cycle, completed with five unpublished stories; complete text.
For readers interested in French rural folklore and traditional tales; recommended reading from age 12.
Henri Pourrat (1887-1959) was a French writer and folklore collector.
