{"product_id":"beastly-tales-from-here-and-there","title":"Beastly Tales - From Here and There","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Vikram Seth\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2014\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 97\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9780143418122\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that displays the astonishing versatility of the poet who gave us 'The Golden Gate' and 'All you who Sleep Tonight'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the impish to the brilliantly comic, Vikram Seth's animal fables in verse can be enjoyed by young and old alike.  Familiar characters in a new and magical form, such as the greedy crocodile who was outwitted by the monkey or the steady tortoise who out-ran the hare, here take place beside a newly minted gallery of characters and creatures who are quirky, comical and always fun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf the ten tales told here, two come from India, two from China, two from Greece, two from Ukraine, and two, as the author puts it, come directly to me from the Land of Gup.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe flair and delight of 'Beastly Tales from Here and There is proof that Vikram Seth can try on the most unusual styles without in the least losing his unique poetic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eONE\u003cbr\u003eThe Crocodile and the Monkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTWO\u003cbr\u003eThe Louse and the Mosquito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHREE\u003cbr\u003eThe Mouse and the Snake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOUR\u003cbr\u003eThe Rat and the Ox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFIVE\u003cbr\u003eThe Eagle and the Beetle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSIX\u003cbr\u003eThe Hare and the Tortoise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSEVEN\u003cbr\u003eThe Cat and the Cock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEIGHT\u003cbr\u003eThe Goat and the Ram\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNINE\u003cbr\u003eThe Frog and the Nightingale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTEN\u003cbr\u003eThe Elephant and the Tragopan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Vikram Seth \/ Penguin \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153535201648,"sku":"1918","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/1595.jpg?v=1793910810","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/beastly-tales-from-here-and-there","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}