Author: Suniti Namjoshi
Publisher: Zubaan
ISBN: 9385932616
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 89
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Very little is known about Aesop who was supposed to have been a slave on the island of Samos in the sixth century BC. It is his fables (and those attributed to him) that have come down to us through the centuries. In this version, a fabulist from the future, referred to as Sprite, hoicks herself back to his century. “Why didn’t you save the world?” That’s the Sprite’s cry. Aesop, meanwhile, is trying to save his skin, make up his fables and live his life. Given the pitfalls of human nature, are the fables an Instruction Manual for staying out of trouble? What about morals, what about reform, what about the castigation of social evils? Sprite nags and cajoles and begins to wonder how much power a writer really has. The book offers a virtuoso display of how the building blocks of a fable can be used in a variety of ways. It’s witty, it’s satirical and the Sprite herself is a comical figure. But at the end, when she has to return to her own time, that is to our own time and to our broken world, her central question suddenly seems less absurd, and far more urgent.
Author: Suniti Namjoshi
Publisher: Zubaan Books
ISBN: 9789385932427
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Very little is known about Aesop who was supposed to have been a slave on the island of Samos in the sixth century BC. It is his fables (and those attributed to him) that have come down to us through the centuries. In this version, a fabulist from the future, referred to as Sprite, hoicks herself back to his century. "Why didn't you save the world?" That's the Sprite's cry. Aesop, meanwhile, is trying to save his skin, make up his fables and live his life. Given the pitfalls of human nature, are the fables an Instruction Manual for staying out of trouble? What about morals, what about reform, what about the castigation of social evils? Sprite nags and cajoles and begins to wonder how much power a writer really has. The book offers a virtuoso display of how the building blocks of a fable can be used in a variety of ways. It's witty, it's satirical and the Sprite herself is a comical figure. But at the end, when she has to return to her own time, that is to our own time and to our broken world, her central question suddenly seems less absurd, and far more urgent.
Author: Aesop
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152016715
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Several fables from Aesop are adapted and woven into a story about the adventures of a fox.
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448119839
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
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A singing ant, a silly wolf and a mighty mouse are just some of the characters in this mini collection of everyone's favourite fables. After all, it's never too late to learn a new moral or two! This story is a magic bean. It may not look much like a bean, but I can promise you that it is. For if you plant it in a young mind, it will grow into a love of story and reading. These beans are favourite fairytales and legends that will delight, thrill and thoroughly entertain. Each story has been brilliantly crafted by one of the best-loved writers for children. This story was published by David Fickling Books as part of the Magic Beans anthology. The complete anthology is available in hardback and in ebook format.
Author: Aesop Aesop
Publisher: anboco
ISBN: 3736408471
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with Aesop's name have descended to modern times through a number of sources. They continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media.
Author: Aesop
Publisher: East West Studio
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Aesop's Fables is a collection of fables of diverse origins. The stories associated with Aesop's name have descended to modern times through a number of sources. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics. They continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media.
Author: Jones Vernon
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040758340
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Author: Tony Ross
Publisher: Ladybird Books
ISBN: 9780721496924
Category : Children's stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Author: Aesop
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291743596
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 287
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