Abol Tabol: The Nonsense World of Sukumar Ray

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The Bengali language has never been quite so much a living, breathing creature of whimsy as in Sukumar Ray’s hands, and his creations – wild and wicked, dreamy and delirious – have thrilled children and adults alike. This selection offers you the best of his world – pun-riddled, fun-fiddled poetry from Abol Tabol and Khai Khai, stories of schoolboy pranks (Pagla Dashu) and madcap explorers (Heshoram Hushiyarer Diary), and the unforgettable harum-scarum classis Haw-Jaw-Baw-Raw-Law, presented here for the first time in its entirety. All the stories and poems are accompanied by Sukumar Ray’s inimitable illustrations. Sampurna Chattarji’s lively new translation captures the magical nonsense groove of the Bengali original through a freewheeling play of sound and sense. This book is sure to captivate Sukumar Ray fans and win him a whole new generation of admirers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sampurna Chattarji

Born in Africa, Sampurna Chattarji started her writing career as a copywriter with J. Walter Thompson, India. An award-winning poet and short-story writer, she has also spent time as creative director of a Singapore-based website and inventor of her own brand of nonsense. Her translation of Sukumar Ray's poetry and prose titled Abol Tabol: The Nonsense World of Sukumar Ray has been published by Puffin. Sampurna lives in Mumbai.

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Title
Abol Tabol: The Nonsense World of Sukumar Ray
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
014333588X
Length
xii+172p., Figures.
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