For five centuries, Birbal has been one of the best-loved figures
in the folklore of India. Polished like gemstones in the river of
time, The Birbal Tales' wit and insight have delighted children and
grownups from Kerala to Kashmir. Now the complete collection comes
to the West, after years of loving research and creative, and
historically accurate, restoration. <br><br>Moseley's
Birbal Tales have won The National Writers Club First Prize for
Fiction and the University of Southern Louisiana's First Prize for
Juvenile Fiction. This timeless classic is a wonderful gift for
children and a treasury of humor and wisdom for
adults.<br><br><u><b>Testimonials</b></u><br><br>
'Absolutely beautiful. I can see why you have a devoted
following."<br><b>- Duval Y. Hecht, President, BOOKS ON
TAPE, INC. </b><br><br>'I have read Moseley's
Birbal Tales and must say I was utterly enchanted. The stories are
beautifully retold in a style that is not only charming in English
but could have come straight from a collection of Persian tales at
the Mughal court. Moseley has certainly captured the fantasy court
world in which stories of this type are usually cast. He continues
in the finest tradition of the Mughal qissagu (storyteller). I
trust he will offer more volumes in this collection to the
undoubted delight of his readers." <br><b>- Wheeler M.
Thackston, Professor of the Practice in Persian and Other Near
Eastern Languages, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
</b><br><br>'Delightful "<br><b>-
Swapna Vora, Editor, INDIAN EXPRESS, North American
Edition</b><br><br>'At a time when thousands of
intellectuals and professionals are migrating from India to the USA
in search of wealth, Moseley has traveled to India to collect
priceless gems from her immortal tradition and folk wisdom. Devoid
of any high-sounding Brahmanic dogma, these tales have entertained
and taught people of all levels for hundreds of years. Rendered
again in the most lucid style, reading these tales is like reliving
one's childhood. The book will fill the void for Indians now living
in Diaspora and will give a new dimension of India to its Western
readers." <br><b>- Ved Prakash Vatuk, D. Litt, Director
FOLKLORE INSTITUTE, Berkeley & Former Professor of Folklore, UC
Berkeley</b><br><br>'It is so rare to have a book
that will charm children, please adult readers, satisfy curiosity
about foreign folk tales, and inform any reader regarding a
different culture. But here is a book that does it
all."<br><b>- Ted Maas, ALLIANCE HOUSE,
INC.</b><br><br>'James Moseley's collection of
Birbal Tales capture the wit and wisdom of the famous Indian
courtier while maintaining the simple poetry of those told orally
for generations across India."<br><b>- Maryann Mahajan,
INDIA POST.COM</b><br><br>'Moseley's.prose evokes
the magical world of Akbar's court.in witty, charming stories,
which are still popular with children in India. Historical notes
are appended."<br><b>-
BOOKLIST</b><br><br>'There are so many wonderful
books for very young children, but there is too little good
literature for 'middlings" from age seven to eleven. This book,
which adults can enjoy as well as children, brings praises from a
Harvard Professor to a Hollywood Producer. Interestingly, although
the tales are indeed charming and amusing, they are not fictional,
but true stories of a wise man who really lived in long ago India
in the palace of the Emperor Akbar. Birbal served his Emperor with
wit and wisdom, and he became so renowned that even today parents
and grandparents use these clever adventures as morality
tales."<br><b>-
IndoLink.com</b><br><br> 'This book is very
promising."<br><b>- V
General
Imprint: |
X Libris
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2006 |
First published: |
February 2006 |
Authors: |
James Moseley
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
236 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59926-814-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Myth & legend told as fiction
|
LSN: |
1-59926-814-0 |
Barcode: |
9781599268149 |
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