Sorotchintzy fair
By: Nikolai Gogol ; illustrated by Gennadij Spirin ; adapted by Sybil Schönfeldt ; translated from the German by Daniel Reynolds.
Contributors: Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852.; Spirin, Gennadiĭ.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: David R. Godine
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Folklore -- Russia.; Tales -- Russia.
Description: This story is based on a traditional Russian country tale about a beautiful young girl who is wooed and won at the Sorotchintzy fair by a dashing suitor who uses the villagers', and his future father-in-law's superstitions to overcome the obstacles to the hand of his lady love.