ENERGY IN CHINA'S MODERNIZATION
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ENERGY IN CHINA'S MODERNIZATION (ebook)

VACLAV SMIL

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A selection of 50 Slovak folk tales assembled from the collections of folklorist Pavol Dobsinsky. The translator seeks to preserve the poetic qualities of the originals, and the book includes an introduction to the genres of the folktale and the specifics of Slovak tales.

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