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The Arabian Nights
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Pages - 472
Price Rs. - 150
ISBN 81-87138-22-X
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"Sir Richard Burton (March 19, 1821-October 20, 1890) was brought up in France, studies in Oxford University; then commissioned in Bombay Native Infantry. During his adventurous life he sped about three years (1853-55) in Mecca and Madina. He has translated number of precious works from East.
The book The Arabian Nights, also known as the ‘Thousand Nights and One Night’ is one of the great classics of the world literature. The tales of the Arabian Nights Scheherazade, Sindbad, Harun al-Rashid, Aladin, Alibada and the Forty Thieves—is familiar to most of us from our childhood.
This work, by Sir Richard Burton, presents the translation from the original work with modernized spelling and punctuation. This fabulously depicted volume has the quality of wonderful appeal of the readability, when it tells the stories the stories of the world pf magical beauty on the East. Such enchantment and other art of living of the East narrate the world’s great civilizations. "
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My Childhood
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Pages - 225
Price Rs. - 95
ISBN 81-8363-008-1
"The first book of an autobiographical trilogy “My Childhood” by Maxim Gorky, published in Russian in 1913-14 depicts how the author spent his childhood with his mother and grandparents in an atmosphere of hostility after his father’s death. The book examines Gorky’s experiences by description of events. It brings about unbelievable cruelty of some of the characters (his grandfather). As his mother was mostly absent after the death of his father, he was brought up by his brutal grandfather and had to suffer a lot at his hands.
The book is one of the finest autobiographies ever written. It described a life begun in the raw, remembered with extraordinary charm and poignancy and without bitterness. No wonder it made the author’ the father of Russian Literature.’"
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The prophet
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Pages - 114
Price Rs. - 50
ISBN 81-8132-005-0
"“The Prophet” is a masterpiece penned by a poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran. The majesty and beauty of the language and the powerful narration reflects the reservoir of his spiritual life. In it the “Prophet of God” answers the questions asked by men and women, priest and priestess, judges and lawyers, youth and teacher, mason and weaver, hermit and poet on various topics such as love, marriage, children, work houses, religion, freedom, crime and punishment, death and many more.
The prophet tells, “Wise men have come to you to give you their wisdom and I come to take of your wisdom”, and he promises them “… should my love vanish in your memory, I will come again…”
The twelve enchanting, haunting and mysterious illustrations by Gibran himself are magical and reflect the mystique of the text. His works have been translated into more than twenty languages and they established him amongst the great writers of the world. His style of writing and narrative technique with simple worlds and mystical contents give has works a new height and they very vividly bear his stamp. "
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