A collection of endearing and vibrant retellings of Manipuri myths told for the first time ever to the outside world! Dear Reader, do you know * why the deer does not eat rice? * why man gets wrinkles and a stoop? * why the cat buries its poop? * why a doll is worshipped in a village called Kakching? Discover twelve magical tales from Manipur, the mountain land in the north-east of India on the border with Myanmar. Passed down by learned scholars, balladeers and grandmothers over hundreds of years, these unknown myths and fables are enriched with beautifully rich paintings that will transport you to Manipur!
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Penguin
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Author Info
L. SOMI ROY is the author of And That Is Why: Manipuri Myths Retold (2021), the precursor to Feathers, Fools, and Farts: Manipuri Folktales Retold. A cultural conservationist, curator, and translator, he has curated film for museums in New York like the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Asia Society. His translations of his mother, the Manipuri writer Binodini, include the Penguin Modern Classic novel The Princess and the Political Agent (2020). He is the founder trustee of Imasi: The Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi Foundation in Imphal.
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40 mm
Height
200 mm
Length
140 mm
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The book retells stories of Manipuri myths told from generation to generation. Just like we Assamese people have read Burhi Aair Sadhu, these are mythical stories of Manipur. Stories are good making you understand AND THAT IS WHY this or that happens. Besides, the stories consist of several picture arts making them even more lively. You can know a lot about the Manipuri folktales.
Total pages: 97( counting only the pages containing stories)