Books are like children; some take a little longer to come into being. After a long wait, a new book from the Network has finally ‘been born’: *The Magic Barrel*, part of the *The Storyteller* series from the Rural Libraries Network of Cajamarca.
This book brings together ten texts from the oral tradition from different parts of the world. It contains stories by well-known authors such as Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, but also takes us to the Arab, French, English and even Chinese worlds with lesser-known writings.
The author, Rumi Elías Mires Mocker, “tells his story (…) from the perspective of the archetypes of (Swiss doctor and psychologist) Carl Gustav Jung”, as our friend Grimaldo Rengifo mentions in the foreword to The Magic Barrel. And, indeed, at the end of each story you will find a description of the archetype that predominates in each text.
The Network presented this new publication as part of our anniversary celebrations on 31 March. Thank you to all our friends who joined us on this occasion.
And thank you, Rumi, for taking us on this journey, for offering us new readings and new adventures, for your contributions and thoughts, for your critical eye and your encouragement, for your consistency and integrity.
The Magic Barrel is on sale at the headquarters of the Rural Libraries Network of Cajamarca.
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