▁in ▁the ▁Ghost ▁World ▁tr il ogy ▁( 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ). ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁original ▁fair y ▁tale ▁using ▁elements ▁from ▁Russian ▁history ▁and ▁Russian ▁fol kl ore . ▁Like ▁many ▁traditional ▁tales ▁it ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁cruel ty , ▁violence ▁and ▁sudden ▁death . ▁ ▁Price ▁won ▁the ▁annual ▁Car neg ie ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Library ▁Association , ▁recogn ising ▁the ▁year ' s ▁best ▁children ' s ▁book ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁subject . ▁ ▁F arr ar , ▁Stra us , ▁and ▁Gir oux ▁published ▁a ▁US ▁edition ▁within ▁the ▁calendar ▁year , ▁entitled ▁The ▁Ghost ▁Dr um : ▁A ▁Cat ' s ▁T ale . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁represented ▁as ▁a ▁tale ▁told ▁by ▁the ▁" most ▁learned ▁of ▁all ▁c ats ". ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁each ▁chapter , ▁the ▁cat ▁introdu ces ▁the ▁scenes ▁and ▁the ▁characters . ▁At ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁cat ▁asks ▁the ▁hear er / reader ▁to ▁pass ▁on ▁the ▁tale ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁" make ▁its ▁own ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁me , ▁r iding ▁on ▁another ' s ▁tongue ." ▁ ▁A ▁slave ▁woman ▁gives ▁her ▁new - born ▁daughter ▁to ▁an ▁old ▁w itch ▁to ▁be ▁raised ▁as ▁a ▁" W oman ▁of ▁Power ". ▁The ▁w itch ▁teach es ▁the ▁girl , ▁Ch ing is , ▁all ▁her ▁arc ane ▁wisdom , ▁including ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁sh aman ic ▁g host ▁drum .