I like the idea behind keeping these old stories alive. It’s pretty amazing that a story can be passed down for generations and still find its way to us today. Great read!
Hey Kostia. This immediately reminded me of Audrey Penn’s Hall of Sleeping Stories, which is also built around giving stories that might otherwise disappear somewhere to survive. Had you come across that project before you started Forgotten Tales? I m8ght have something for you
Hi, this is the 1st time I hear about that Project. The idea came to me when I was digging through the source material of minor cultures of taiga and steppe. There was a few books of tales from ethnicities that have only 20-30k people, and are increasingly assimilated into major culture of the country. These tales are told in the language of the country, and even in it, may disappear from telling completely.
Makes sense. The overlap is interesting because Audrey’s project comes at the same problem from the other end, preserving written stories that might otherwise simply vanish into drawers and hard drives. I’ll send you the link. I think you’d find the contrast interesting. https://hallofsleepingstories.substack.com/
I like the idea behind keeping these old stories alive. It’s pretty amazing that a story can be passed down for generations and still find its way to us today. Great read!
Thanks! I also love how people acros the globe a telling stories around the same tropes.
Hey Kostia. This immediately reminded me of Audrey Penn’s Hall of Sleeping Stories, which is also built around giving stories that might otherwise disappear somewhere to survive. Had you come across that project before you started Forgotten Tales? I m8ght have something for you
Hi, this is the 1st time I hear about that Project. The idea came to me when I was digging through the source material of minor cultures of taiga and steppe. There was a few books of tales from ethnicities that have only 20-30k people, and are increasingly assimilated into major culture of the country. These tales are told in the language of the country, and even in it, may disappear from telling completely.
Makes sense. The overlap is interesting because Audrey’s project comes at the same problem from the other end, preserving written stories that might otherwise simply vanish into drawers and hard drives. I’ll send you the link. I think you’d find the contrast interesting. https://hallofsleepingstories.substack.com/
Thanks!