| "The Fairy Aurora" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Ioan Slavici | |
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| Original title | Zâna Zorilor |
| Country | United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia |
| Language | Romanian |
| Genre(s) | fairy tale |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Convorbiri Literare |
| Publication type | Art magazine |
| Publication date | June 1872 |
"The Fairy Aurora" (in Romanian: Zâna Zorilor, lit. 'Fairy of Dawn') is a fairy tale written by Ioan Slavici and published in June 1872.[1] Mihai Eminescu urged him to write his first story, which was read at Junimea in two sessions and was published in the magazine Convorbiri Literare.[2]
It appeared in English as "The Fairy Aurora" in the Roumanian Fairy Tales with 18 Romanian stories published in 1885 by Henry Holt and Company in New York City.[3]
- ^ Constantin Mohanu, „Preface” in Ioan Slavici, Limir-împărat, Editura Ion Creangă, Biblioteca școlarului, Bucharest, 1986, pp. 6
- ^ Șerban Cioculescu, Istoria literaturii române III - Epoca marilor clasici, Editura Academiei R. S. România, Bucharest, 1973, pp. 376
- ^ "Welcome to the Romanian folktales page!, Roumanian Fairy Tales". www.worldoftales.com.
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