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Monster Folktales From South Asia

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  • ENGLISH

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  • 84

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  • 9789354891755

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  • PAPERBACK

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  • 2021

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    A Fire Demon Devastates A Mountain Community. A Dev Of Qaf Imprisons A Pari. A Tribe Of Devs Invade And Destroy A Kingdom. A Cannibal Giant From Gilgit Terrorises His People. A Sea Monster Threatens A Fishing Village.These Five Folktales Retold Here By Musharraf Ali Farooqi Capture The Monster Lore From South Asia's Different Regions And The Heroic Men, Women And Children Who Defeated These Monsters.Beautifully Illustrated By Michelle Farooqi, This Collection Showcases Some Of The Fiercest Monsters And Most Ingenious Heroes From South Asian Folklore.

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    Musharraf Ali Farooqi

    Musharraf Ali Farooqi is a critically acclaimed Pakistani author, novelist and translator.

    His novel "Between Clay and Dust" was shortlisted for The Man Asian Literary Prize 2012 and longlisted for the 2013 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Farooqis second novel "The Story of a Widow" was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2011, and longlisted for the 2010 IMPAC-Dublin Literary Award.

    His most recent childrens fiction is the novel "Tik-Tik, The Master of Time" Pakistans first English language novel for children. His other works for children include the picture book "The Cobblers Holiday Or Why Ants Dont Wear Shoes" and the collection "The Amazing Moustaches of Mocchhander the Iron Man and Other Stories" which was shortlisted for the India ComicCon award in the Best Publication for Children category.

    He is also the author of the critically acclaimed translations of Urdu classics "The Adventures of Amir Hamza" and the first book of a projected 24-volume magical fantasy epic "Hoshruba".

    Farooqi now divides his time between Toronto and Karachi.