Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Translator(s)/Editor: Sukanta Chaudhuri
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 119
ISBN/UPC (if available): 0195684176

Description

In this collection, comical, whimsical, and at times serious tales of everyday life and childhood fantasy engage and entice young readers and Tagore fans alike. Delightful nonsense poetry, translated from the original Bengali, short stories and nostalgic childhood recollections evoke a magical world. The sheer wit and brilliance of Tagores prose creates stories within stories, as is found in That Man, which encloses tales of fabulous characters stepping in and out of two separate worlds.

Doodles, sketches and paintings by Tagore and his talented colleagues at Shantiniketan complement the text and create an atmosphere of their own. A treasure trove of funny, colourful writing and evocative illustrations, The Oxford India Illustrated Childrens Tagore is designed to appeal to those who know and love Tagores writings as well as to introduce him to young readers who will enjoy the writing and delight in the illustrations.

Contents

Verses
Grandfathers Holiday
Flowers
The Voyage
The Runaway City
Bhotan-Mohan
The Flying Machine
The Blaze
The Tiger
The Palm Tree
Sunday
At Sixes and Sevens
The Invention of Shoes
Fragments
Bhajahari
The Builder
The Beggars Bounty
Short Stories
The Kings Palace
The Big News
The Fairy
More-than-true
The Rats Feast
The Man
Plays
The Welcome
The Poet and the Pauper
The Ordeals of Fame
My Childhood
Destruction
Glossary
Note on Translators
Note on Illustrations