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Aditi and friends set out to help the twins Roshan and Rohit who live in London. The River Thames has been poisoned and they are shocked to find out that a River Dragon is dying in its waters.
A modern fairytale about an ant, an elephant, a monkey and a girl, who set out to tame a supposedly fiery dragon.
Foxy Aesop offers a virtuoso display of how one can use the building blocks of a fable in a variety of ways. Eccentric, darkly comic, and wryly amusing, Suniti Namjoshi's fable will surprise and delight any fans of Angela Carter or Margaret Atwood.
Born in Mumbai in 1941, the author is an important figure in contemporary Indian literature in English. This book brings together her writings, starting with "Feminist Fables", and including excerpts from "St Suniti and the Dragon", "The Mothers of Maya Dip", and her series of Aditi books for children, such as "Aditi and the Thames Dragon".
In this delightful book, the reader is invited to overhear a series of playful, sharp philosophical debates between the author and her beloved cat. To Sukia sulky, silky feline who believes she is a goddessher owner is simply her high priestess, there to do her bidding. To Sunitia writer, poet, fabulist and feminist iconSuki is a stroppy cat who talks too much. But as they discuss the merits of vegetarianism, or the meaning of happiness, or war, or morality or any topic under the sun, it soon becomes clear that the bond between human and animal is a deep, complex and loving one. Far more than a personal memoir about a dearly departed pet, Sukiis a philosophical novel, full of tender wisdom. It is a unique exploration of the relationship between human and animal. Readers who have enjoyed J. R. Ackerley sMy Dog Tulip, Nilanjana Roy sThe Wildings, or Paul Auster sTimbuktu, will fall in love with the maddening, lovable, unique character that is Suki as seen through the eyes of Suniti Namjoshi, her companion, fellow-traveller and one of the foremost women writers of her generation."
Every retelling of a myth is a reworking of it. Every hearing or reading of a myth is a recreation of it. It is only when we engage with a myth that it resonates, becomes charged and recharged with meaning. And so it is in Building Babel, a book that re-engages with myth through the cyberworld, where worlds intersect and are transformed. Exploratory and experimental, Suniti Namjoshi's work is studied around the world for its transformative creations.
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