The Mexican Pet: More "New" Urban Legends and Some Old Favorites
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- 8,49 €
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- 8,49 €
Publisher Description
"A uniquely entertaining book: edifying scholarship, diverting social history."—Elaine Kendall, Los Angeles Times
"[The book] captures the spirit of convivial storytelling and even encourages the activity. . . . Many readers . . . will be gratified to know that Brunvand intends to continue this series of relaxed, unofficial excursions into popular legends. Admirers of curiosa and the psychology of crowds cannot afford to miss them." —Kirkus Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Folkloric legends defined as "oral accounts of strange occurences'' by annotator-interpreter Brunvand often have the same theme with variations of detail, style and locale depending on the narrator. The author's diverting new collection, following The Vanishing Hitchhiker and The Choking Doberman, ranges from the bizarre, including``humorous accidents,'' to the criminal. Many tales are about animalssnakes and spiders are favoritesand several recount campus-inspired pranks. Brunvand debunks vicious rumors such as those concerning the use of aborted fetuses in beauty products, and that Asian refugees eat barbecued dogs. Some of his stories are little more than canards or gosssip-column chitchat about celebrities like Michael Jackson, legends that may not endure. Illustrations not seen by PW. (June 30pDON COYOTE Dayton O. Hyde. Arbor House,
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