Sabra and sultan : the ambitious girl and the lion / Mohamed Bacha

A collection of four original Tunisian stories selected from the rich oral literature and adapted into English, keeping the magic realism style of the original falktales. In order to recreate these enchanting stories and present them to an international audience, the writer relied mainly on the oral versions of Abdelaziz El Aroui: a famous Tunisian storyteller, who told ancient Tunisian folktales on radio in the 60's. El Aroui's radio stories were wonderfully infused with Tunisian proverbs and sayings and naturally impregnated with the soul of Tunisian culture, with all its vividness and uniqueness. It is this Tunisian magical atmosphere that the writer of this collection of short stories has aimed to transfer to readers worldwide.