The Last Song of Sirit Byar Summary
Peter S. Beagle

The Last Song of Sirit Byar Summary

A time-worn woman, about forty-seven years old, big, strong, and, by her own account, ugly, sets herself down at a scribe's table and asks him to write down for her the true account of the death of Sirit Byar, a legendary minstrel who had died thirty years before. The story is told in her own dialect, her earthy commentary creating a distinctive tone that captures the sounds and customs of lands and people...

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