The secret of laughter

Shusha Guppy

earliest edition we have, 2005 I.B. Tauris, 2005 209 pages

"This collection of stories, drawn from the rich treasury of Persian folk and fairytales, tells of love and longing, fate and human ingenuity, loss and grace. Some have sources in Persian classical literature, but the majority have been handed down orally through the generations, their provenance lost deep in the midsts of the past. Told by professional storytellers in bazaars and gatherings, they have been popularis...

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Secret of Laughter edition · 2008 · I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited · 232 pages · 9781845116958
The secret of laughter edition · 2005 · I.B. Tauris · 209 pages

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