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Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths and Legends of India
Madhur Jaffrey
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Description for Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths and Legends of India
Paperback. India is particularly rich in colourful folklore. With stories told by parents to their children for many generations, this is a rich collection of mythological tales drawn from a great heritage of Hindu epics - from the life of the great god Krishna to how the monkey god Hanuman helped defeat the Demon King Ravan and a host of other creatures. Series: A Puffin Book. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 5AK; YFJ; YFU. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 192.
India is particularly rich in colourful folkore. These stories, told by parents to their children for many generations, make a rich and dazzling collection of mythological tales drawn from a great heritage of Hindu epics - from the life of the great god Krishna to how the monkey god Hanuman helped defeat the Demon King Ravan and a host of other magical and spectacular creatures. The stories are arranged according to the sequence of the Hindu year and each is prefaced with a short personal anecdote from the author's childhood. Beautifully illustrated throughout in black line and tone by Michael ... Read more
India is particularly rich in colourful folkore. These stories, told by parents to their children for many generations, make a rich and dazzling collection of mythological tales drawn from a great heritage of Hindu epics - from the life of the great god Krishna to how the monkey god Hanuman helped defeat the Demon King Ravan and a host of other magical and spectacular creatures. The stories are arranged according to the sequence of the Hindu year and each is prefaced with a short personal anecdote from the author's childhood. Beautifully illustrated throughout in black line and tone by Michael ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
A Puffin Book
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141370026
SKU
V9780141370026
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About Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey (Author) Madhur Jaffrey was born near Delhi and grew up listening to stories such as these, mainly from the older women in the family. Today she is known throughout the world as a talented actress and, more recently, an author of cookery books. In Seasons of Splendour she has returned to the colourful myths and ... Read more
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