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The Patua Pinocchio

The Patua Pinocchio

Editionited and abridged version

Hardback (01 Sep 2014)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Patua Pinocchio is a fresh and exciting visual interpretation of the well-known story of the puppet who longs to become a boy. Swarna Chitrakar, Patua scroll painter from West Bengal, visualizes the tale in her own idiom-drawing on popular Indian iconography, which depicts children as nothing less than divine. In the process, she effortlessly transforms this children's classic into a universal tale.

About the Publisher

Tara Books

Tara Books is an independent publisher of picture books for adults and children based in Chennai, South India. Founded in 1994, we remain a collective of dedicated writers, designers and artists who strive for a union of fine form with rich content. We continue to work with a growing tribe of adventurous people from around the world. Fiercely independent, we publish a select list that straddles diverse genres, offering our readers unusual and rare voices in art and literature.

Book information

ISBN: 9789383145126
Publisher: Tara Books
Imprint: Tara Books
Pub date:
Edition: Editionited and abridged version
DEWEY: 853.8
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 188
Weight: 580g
Height: 236mm
Width: 172mm
Spine width: 18mm