by Jan Harold Brunvand · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9780965010498
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«Too Good to Be True» is the collection of urban legends by Jan Harold Brunvand, published by W.W. Norton in paperback (480 pages).
Jan Harold Brunvand brings together a wide collection of urban legends: incredible stories passed on by word of mouth as if they were real. The work traces the origins of these narratives, analyses their variations and reveals how much truth there is in the most popular myths of contemporary culture.
Text in English, originally published in 1999. Non-fiction work classified in folklore, mythology and history.
For readers interested in folklore, contemporary mythology and the origin of rumours that circulate as true.
Jan Harold Brunvand is an American retired folklorist, researcher, writer, public speaker, and professor emeritus of English at the University of Utah.
