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 Long Night of Storm by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book The Case of Lady Sannox by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book The Curry Coast by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Half-Open Windows by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book East of Suez by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Fatal Accidents of Birth by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Kautik on Embers by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book In a Land Far from Home by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Nine by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book New Delhi Love Songs by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book Dispossessed by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book The Shah of Chicago by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book A Firefly in the Dark by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book A Full Night's Thievery by Sudhin N. Ghose
Cover of the book I, The Salt Doll 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