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Slovenské povesti Márie Ďuríčkovej

Language
Slovak
Title in English
Slovak Legends of Mária Ďuríčková
Author
Ondrej Sliacky
Illustrator
Peter Uchnár
Illustrations
Black and white
Place of publication
Martin
Country
Slovakia
Publisher
Matica slovenská
Year of publication
2014
Pages
157 p.
Size
17 x 24 cm
ISBN
978-80-8128-120-4
Category
Tales

An exceptional book of Mária Ďuríčková, who is one of the greatest experts on the literature of Slovak legends, is putting on the pedestal more that 40 mysterious stories from a distant past of our homeland. You will learn about how Bratislava was saved once by an eagle of the Danube, other time by a fisherman Zotmund, and also why the knight Roland turns around, and Black lady walks in Michael's Tower, you will get to know a cruel Valdher and also the devil's picture at the town hall, you will disclose secret of a village Hradová near a city of Tisovec, and find out how Turzo pinched secret of Venetians about conquering gold, as well as how the King Matthias was selling a wheel at the fair in the city of Zvolen, and the Emperor Joseph II laid wood at the monastery in the village of Dechtice, and many other extraordinary stories. The book was awarded The Most Beautiful Children's Book of the Winter 2014, and a Diploma Paper as one of The Most beautiful books of Slovakia 2014.

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