RJS book receives “Storytelling World Honor”

The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin

has been named

“A Storytelling World Honor Book”

STW official announcement

Lethe Press
118 Heritage Ave., Maple Shade, NJ 08052 USA
http://www.lethepressbooks.com
February 25, 2012

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The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah NasruddinLethe Press is pleased to announce that one of its books, The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin, by Ron J. Suresha, has been chosen as an Honor Book in the Storytelling Collections category of the 2012 Storytelling World Awards.

The folk humor collection detailing the exploits of the 800-year-old Turkish “wise fool,” published last year by indy publisher Lethe Press of Maple Shade, NJ, was chosen as “A Storytelling World Honor Book” in the annual national refereed competition for valued resources in the “Storytelling Collections — All ages” category.

The winners and honors for each year’s Awards are displayed on the back cover of the April/May issue of Storytelling World / Storytelling Magazine, or are showcased inside the issue by categories. The resource title, author (performer), and publisher are provided, along with a short byline describing the item. The book cover and information are also published permanently on the Storytelling World website, http://www.storytellingworld.com.

Here is the Storytelling World official announcement.

The author, Ron J. Suresha, and Lethe Press publisher, Steve Berman, wish to thank award administrator Dr Flora Joy and the Storytelling World award committee judges for recognizing the book for its contribution to the storytelling community as a special folkloric resource.

The official announcement about all of this year’s award titles is expected to be was made public in March. Lethe is expected to reprint the title this year to include mention of the new honor.

The book, with a preface by Connecticut Storytelling Center director Ann Shapiro, has already received critical acclaim from Midwest Book Review, which called it “A fine pick and very highly recommended”; an extensive analysis in the scholastic journal Storytelling, Self, Society, and a positive review from the popular Green Man Review.

The Uncommon Sense of the Immortal Mullah Nasruddin
Stories, jests, and donkey tales of the beloved Persian folk hero
by Ron J. Suresha
Lethe Press, January 2011 • Paperback: 232 pp. • Includes glossary and bibliography
ISBN-10: 1-59021-175-8 • ISBN-13: 978-1-59021-175-5 • Softcover price: $18.00 USD
Categories: Humor / Folklore / World Literature / Middle Eastern Studies

 

Distributed by: ASP, Baker & Taylor, Ingram

 

Also available for Kindle, iBook, and all electronic-book formats @ Smashwords.com. For more information, and to order, go to

http://www.MullahNasruddin.com or http://www.LethePressBooks.com

Editorial and Distribution Inquiries, Press Inquiries/Review copies:
Steve Berman, publisher: editor @ lethepressbooks.com