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Cute boookcan really be read by all ages A fun and thrilling read 9789351362463 Fables For All Ages has three stories All the three stories were good it felt nice reading them they were witty interesting At times it felt like reading a children s story but then something complex would happen indeed these fables are for all ages Since the stories are translated from Bengali some important terms are not translated into English maybe to preserve the original charm of the stories however there is a complete glossary at the end of the book I really can t decide which story was my favourite 9789351362463 About the Book Fables for All Ages Three fables by Bengals most remarkable childrens writer and artist Adapted from The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Nobelprize winning Swedish writer Selma Lagerl f Booro Angla is an allegorical tale about a boys adventures in a forest in British occupied Bengal Alor Phulki is an adaptation of the play Chantecler written by the French poet Edmond Rostand It is a satire inspired by the barnyard animals in his home in the south of France Khirer Putul is a charming fable that draws on the rich oral tradition of Bengal An all time favourite childrens classic by Abanindranath Tagore it is the story of the sugar doll and the two queens and tells us how Duorani triumphs over her jealous co wife with the help of her clever monkey son About the Author Abanindranath Tagore Abanindranath Tagore 1871 1951 was the principal artist and creator of the Indian Society of Oriental Art and the first major exponent of swadeshi values in Indian art thereby founding the influential Bengal School of Art which led to the development of modern Indian painting He was also a noted writer particularly for children About the Translator Manoshi Bhattacharya Manoshi Bhattacharya is an ex Indian Navy physician and author of Chittagong Summer of 1930 which brings to life the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid led by Bengali revolutionary Surya Sen She currently works as a general physician in Gurgaon Fables For All AgesAbanindranath Tagore bn was the principal artist of the Bengal school and the first major exponent of swadeshi values in Indian art He was also a noted writer He was popularly known as Aban Thakur Abanindranath Tagore was born in Jorasanko Calcutta to Gunendranath Tagore His grandfather was Girindranath Tagore the second son of Prince Dwarkanath Tagore He is a member of the distinguished Tagore family and a nephew of the poet site_link Rabindranath Tagore His grandfather and his elder brother Gaganendranath Tagore were also artists Abanindranath Tagore bn was the principal artist of the Bengal school and the first major exponent of swadeshi values in Indian art He was also a noted writer He was popularly known as Aban Thakur Abanindranath Tagore was born in Jorasanko Calcutta to Gunendranath Tagore His grandfather was Girindranath Tagore the second son of Prince Dwarkanath Tagore He is a member of the distinguished Tagore family and a nephew of the poet site_link Rabindranath Tagore His grandfather and his elder brother Gaganendranath Tagore were also artists site_link .