Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Myth & legend told as fiction
|
Buy Now
Jungle Nama (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R327
Discovery Miles 3 270
You Save: R75
(19%)
|
|
Jungle Nama (Hardcover)
(sign in to rate)
List price R402
Loot Price R327
Discovery Miles 3 270
You Save R75 (19%)
Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days
|
'One of the finest writers of his generation' Financial Times
Thousands of islands rise from the rivers' rich silts, crowned with
forests of mangrove, rising on stilts. This is the Sundarban, where
great rivers give birth; to a vast jungle that joins Ocean and
Earth. Jungle Nama is a beautifully illustrated verse adaptation of
a legend from the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest.
It tells the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor
lad Dukhey, and his mother; it is also the story of Dokkhin Rai, a
mighty spirit who appears to humans as a tiger, of Bon Bibi, the
benign goddess of the forest, and her warrior brother Shah Jongoli.
Jungle Nama is the story of an ancient legend with urgent relevance
to today's climate crisis. Its themes of limiting greed, and of
preserving the balance between the needs of humans and nature have
never been more timely. Written in Amitav Ghosh's interpretation of
the traditional Bengali verse meter, poyar, the poem is coupled
with stunning illustrations from internationally renowned artist,
Salman Toor.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
Kaikeyi
Vaishnavi Patel
Paperback
R280
R224
Discovery Miles 2 240
Herc
Phoenicia Rogerson
Paperback
R380
R304
Discovery Miles 3 040
Hera
Jennifer Saint
Paperback
R395
R265
Discovery Miles 2 650
The Heroines
Laura Shepperson
Paperback
R415
R332
Discovery Miles 3 320
See more![](//cdn.loot.co.za/shop/img/arrow-right-white.gif)
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.