Fairy-Tale Files: Iemanja

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Iemanja, orixa and goddess of the ocean in the Candomble religion, is a frequent figure in Brazilian novelist Jorge Amado’s work....

Fairy-Tale Files: Germelshausen

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. In this 1860 story by Friedrich Gerstacker, a traveler stumbles upon a town that, due to a curse (what else?), only appears once...

Fairy-Tale Files: The Enormous Turnip

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Pliny the Elder – ancient Roman naturalist – celebrated the turnip as one of the most versatile vegetables (consumed by all manner...

Fairy-Tale Files: The Crane Wife

Fairy-Tale Files, published once weekly, feature three variations of a fairy tale chosen by one of Fairy Tale Review’s Assistant Editors. Named one of the top albums of 2006, the Decemberists’ fourth album, The Crane Wife, feeds off the workings of the Japanese folk...