And Gazelles Leaping

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book And Gazelles Leaping by Sudhin N. Ghose, Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sudhin N. Ghose ISBN: 9789386338242
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd Publication: February 8, 2017
Imprint: Speaking Tiger Books Language: English
Author: Sudhin N. Ghose
ISBN: 9789386338242
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd
Publication: February 8, 2017
Imprint: Speaking Tiger Books
Language: English

An orphan, his pet, a Manipuri elephant sensitive about his small size, and their friends—Heera and her nanny-goat; Mazdoor and his donkey White Beauty; Tu Fan, a Chinese boy, and Soetomo from Java—attend Sister’s Svenska’s kindergarten on an abandoned estate in rural Calcutta. The children and their pets live an idyllic life: they have many adventures on the estate, and are loved, sheltered and guided by Sister Svenska; Karin, the Sister’s help; Moti-Didi the washerwoman; and Cha-Cha the wheelwright. 

But when a rapacious corporation from the big city swoops in to take over their school, and a gang of juvenile thugs threatens the orphan and his elephant, he must band together with his friends—with a little help and advice from the grown-ups around them—and do battle.

A delightful fable about the innocent pleasures of childhood, and the evils of the world which forever threaten to mar it, *And Gazelles Leaping *was first published in 1949. This is the first in Sudhin Ghose’s quartet which follows the young boy as he grows from a wide-eyed child into a disillusioned adult. Long-neglected classics, these novels are being reissued for the first time in more than half a century. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An orphan, his pet, a Manipuri elephant sensitive about his small size, and their friends—Heera and her nanny-goat; Mazdoor and his donkey White Beauty; Tu Fan, a Chinese boy, and Soetomo from Java—attend Sister’s Svenska’s kindergarten on an abandoned estate in rural Calcutta. The children and their pets live an idyllic life: they have many adventures on the estate, and are loved, sheltered and guided by Sister Svenska; Karin, the Sister’s help; Moti-Didi the washerwoman; and Cha-Cha the wheelwright. 

But when a rapacious corporation from the big city swoops in to take over their school, and a gang of juvenile thugs threatens the orphan and his elephant, he must band together with his friends—with a little help and advice from the grown-ups around them—and do battle.

A delightful fable about the innocent pleasures of childhood, and the evils of the world which forever threaten to mar it, *And Gazelles Leaping *was first published in 1949. This is the first in Sudhin Ghose’s quartet which follows the young boy as he grows from a wide-eyed child into a disillusioned adult. Long-neglected classics, these novels are being reissued for the first time in more than half a century. 

More books from Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt Ltd

Cover of the book The Free Voice by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book The Flame of the Forest by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Available Light by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book In a Land Far from Home by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Mother, Where's My Country? by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book East of Suez by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Son of the Thundercloud by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book A Little Book of Happiness by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book The Creature on the Moonlit Road by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Running Away from Elephants by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Weaving Water by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book A Night with a Black Spider by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Don't Run, My Love by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book The Secret Life of Zika Virus by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book The Sun and Two Seas by Sudhin N. Ghose
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy