Boris Akunin: Tales of the Old, New, and Other World. Printed book.

Un-folktales for smart children and intelligent adults about the victory of Good over Evil, Love over Lovelessness, and Beauty over Ugliness. Some of these tales are not recommended for bedtime reading—they can be frightening.

The first edition of the book included fairy tales only from the Old World—Europe and Asia: Japanese, German, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, French, English, Jewish, and Chinese. Because true fairy tales must be ancient.

In the new edition, this geographical injustice has been corrected. The second edition of "Fairy Tales" has been supplemented with four new stories. Three tales from the New World have been added: Native American, American, and Colombian.

There is also a tale from the Otherworld, about which you will now know much more.

Illustrations by Vera Vega.