Eating the Liver of the Earth
Mousedeer Tales
by Theresa Fuller
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Pub Date 25 Nov 2024 | Archive Date 15 Nov 2024
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Description
Sang Kancil, the mousedeer: trickster, adventurer, king and sometimes villain and thief—the traditional folktales from South-East Asia about this diminutive hero have been told for centuries. He might be small, but through cunning and intelligence, he always prevails against powerful enemies while saving his friends from danger.
The author has researched many mousedeer stories and in this book, brings new insights into the age-old tales and by using her own modern adaptions combined with her lyrical prose, the mousedeer’s adventures will be sure to delight audiences hitherto unfamiliar with Sang Kancil. Here you will meet the cruel Crocodile, the rapacious Tiger, the avenging Ant King, the rampaging Elephant and the greedy, dishonest humans…
Advance Praise
Theresa Fuller loved to listen to her grandfather telling her these stories when she was little and now she's brought together a wonderful collection from Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines - magical places of rainforests, tigers, leopards, pythons - with words that sound like the chiming and tinkling of music, or the whispering of wind in the bamboo.
Eating the Liver of the Earth opens up a whole world of unexpected treasure!
Dr Mark MacLeod
Professor - Charles Sturt University, Tasmania
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781925748291 |
| PRICE | US$20.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 580 |
