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Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft: Slavic Magic from the Witch of the Woods

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The two figures may originate from a common figure known during the Middle Ages or earlier; both figures are similarly ambiguous in character, but differ in appearance and the different tale types they occur in. In neighboring Germanic Europe, similarities have been observed between the Alpine Perchta and Holda or Holle in the folklore of Central and Northern Germany, and the Swiss Chlungeri. Vidot was my favorite character, not only because we are privy to his thoughts as he experiences life as a flea, but for the empathy we gain for him as a man -- even though we barely know him in human form. But they’ve had a falling out, and now Zoya is running one step ahead of her former friend and mentor’s vengeful pursuit. What lifts Baba Yaga above the usual two-dimensional witches of folklore is her duality, sometimes as an almost-heroine, sometimes as a villain, and her rich, earthy evocation of womanhood.

Jane Yolen’s Finding Baba Yaga is due out in October 2018, and if you’ve read any of her other work, you know it’s going to be good. To perpetuate that you could be sick or unlucky because someone looked at you wrong or with jealousy is just plain dangerous and wrong. Always stubborn about living the things that make her heart sing, Rima has lived on wheels a few times in her life. To earn her place, Masha must pass a series of tests, outfox a territorial bear, and make dinner for her host.Those familiar with Barlow’s debut, Sharp Teeth (HarperCollins, 2008), will recognize the deep gravity the author infuses into his crazed plots. Then he meets Oliver Ames, archetype of the carefree American, who drops CIA connections, hidden guns, and other seeming non sequiturs into casual conversation.

More importantly, you’ll learn the secrets of her magic―crafts, talismans, inscriptions, incantations, and rituals that will allow you to discover your own Baba Yaga within. These mysteries, encounters and unusual scenarios are frequent and exciting -- brought to life by the wicked and outrageous adventure that deliciously bubbles into that heart-stopping climatic battle filled with bodies, bullets, traps, charms and hilariously timed nudity.Der Autor interpretiert die Saga sehr frei, kreiert ein faszinierendes Bild der Hexen, aber eben nicht 1:1 aus den Erzählungen übernommen. The basic plot is about an American innocent in Paris in the 1950s who gets mixed up with some ancient Russian witches who have a typical tendency to kill people (and the Russian priest whose life is mixed up with theirs).

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