Vikram Seth: Beastly Tales, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Beastly Tales
- Enchanting animal fables in verse from the author of A SUITABLE BOY, to be enjoyed by young and old alike
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- Publisher:
- Orion Publishing Co, 04/1999
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780753807743
- Item number:
- 8497387
- Volume:
- 144 Pages
- Weight:
- 139 g
- Format:
- 198 x 128 mm
- Thickness:
- 11 mm
- Release date:
- 1.4.1999
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
Ten witty and enchanting animal fables in verse which, like a modern Aesop's Fables, can be enjoyed by young and old alike
'Because it was very hot in my house one day and I could not concentrate on my work, I decided to write a summer story involving mangoes and a river. By the time I had finished writing 'The Crocodile and the Monkey' (in a cool room lent to me by a friend), another story and other animals had begun stirring in my mind. And so it went on until all ten of these beastly tales were born - or re-born.
Of the ten tales told here, the first two come from India, the next two from China, the next two from Greece, and the next two from the Ukraine. The final two came directly from the Land of Gup. I hope you enjoy them and have a beastly time.' Vikram Seth.
Biography
Vikram Seth wurde 1952 in Kalkutta geboren. Seine Mutter war die erste Richterin an Indiens Oberstem Gerichtshof. Vikram Seth studierte in Oxford und Stanford. In Kalifornien entstand sein Versroman »The Golden Gate«, seine Reise von China nach Indien durch das Himalaya hielt er in »From Heaven Lake« fest. Für »Eine gute Partie« reiste er zwei Jahre lang durch die Städte und Dörfer Indiens. 1999 erschien sein gefeierter Roman »Verwandte Stimmen«.
