Jungle nama : a story of the Sundarban
Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-2021
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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.
Main title:
Jungle nama : a story of the Sundarban / retold by Amitav Ghosh ; illuminated by Salman Toor.
Author:
Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-, authorToor, Salman, 1983-, illustrator
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2021.
Collation:
79 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published: India: Fourth Estate.
ISBN:
9781529349351 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1175181
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