Children and adults alike will discover the magical world of Romanian folk tales. They have been retold by Razvan Nastase, who kept their weaving as magical as the original writers and folklorists intended. Razvan Nastase is himself a writer in love with children’s literature and, by retelling, abridging and adapting them, he made sure they will be read. They are as enchanting and captivating as they were a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago. Once upon a time… Like every tale begins, folk, cultural, or simply… retold. The tales contained within this book have been retold by Razvan Nastase, who kept their weaving as magical as did the original writers and folklorists who lovingly gathered them in ages past. Razvan Nastase is himself a writer in love with children’s literature, yet he remains acutely aware that in today’s neology era, some words have become so obsolete, that the kids would not grasp their meaning immediately. Therefore, by retelling, abridging and adapting them, he made sure they will be read. They are as enchanting and captivating as they were a hundred, maybe a thousand years ago. The illustrator Yanna Zosmer thought that every enchanted tale deserves a visual representation.

About the author: Razvan Nastase (born in 1984) graduated from the Bucharest Faculty of Philology, specializing in Romanian and English. He has a master’s degree in literature, his dissertation tackling the theory and practice of editing. He made his literary debut in 2005 with a book of poems called Joc și așteptare (Game and wait), which was introduced in the anthology: 1984 – The last generation of the Romanian Communism, put together by Ion Manolescu. He has translated over 20 books from English to Romanian, some of which have been published by Curtea Veche Publishing and included in their children literature category. Since 2006, he has been writing book reviews for literary magazines such as: Romania Literara, Contrafort, Noua Literatură, Observator Cultural, Dilema Veche. He also writes tourism and travelling-related articles for Adevărul.

By the same author, published by Curtea Veche Publishing: Royal lads and lasses