By the Fire

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Translated by Barbara Sjoholm

Thefirst English publication of Sami folktales from Scandinavia collected and illustrated intheearly twentieth century

These stories, collectedbytheDanish artist and ethnographer Emilie Demant Hatt (1873–1958) during her travels intheearly twentieth century amongthenomadic Sami in Swedish Sápmi, grant entry to a fascinating world of wonder and peril, of nature imbued with spirits, and strangers to be outwitted with gumption and craft. This first English publication ofBytheFireis at once a significant contribution tothecanon of world literature, a unique glimpse into Sami culture, and a testament totheenduring art of storytelling.

BytheFire, first published in Danish in 1922, features Demant Hatt’s original linoleum prints, incorporating and transforming her visual memories of Sápmi in a style influencedbythenorthern European Expressionists after World War I.

208 pages. Paperback.