Name: The Enduring Ark
SKU: 9789380340180
Price: 21.95 USD
Availability: InStock

The Enduring Ark

Joydeb Chitrakar, Gita Wolf

This Indian retelling of the great flood story is illustrated in the vivid narrative style of Patua scroll art from West Bengal, India. Distinctive Indian images combine with fable-like text to present a contemporary environmental perspective on the timeless theme of human misdeeds, natural destruction, and eventual redemption. In this artfully designed book, enclosed in a colourful slipcase, the vertical panels of a Patua scroll unfold as a series of horizontal accordion folds, taking the reader through the ebb and flow of a raging ocean towards a rainbow of hope.

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Weight	330.0 g
Dimensions	240 × 153 mm
ISBN	978-93-80340-18-0
Pages	34
Printing	Offset-printed, Accordion Book
Binding	Hardcover- Slipcase
Age Group	8+
Foreign Rights Sold	Italian: Gallucci Editore
HSN Code	49030010

USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List, 2014

Kirkus Reviews

The book’s innovative accordion design… neatly (bisects) the story into ante- and postdiluvian parts.

The New York Times

Children’s books are the literature of hope, and so is this haunting old tale about an ark riding the waves of a sea of troubles.

Wall Street Journal

Rich colors, strong black lines, and appealingly primitive renderings of people and creatures.

Publishers Weekly

The stunning illustrations which really constitute one continual image reflect an openhearted folk art aesthetic.

Books For Keeps

A thing of beauty ... should fascinate children with the ingenuity of its presentation.

Shelf Awareness

This beautifully designed and intelligently produced retelling of the flood expands the bounds of bookmaking.

Joydeb Chitrakar

Joydeb Chitrakar is a Patua scroll painting artist from West Bengal, India. With his extraordinary imagination, bold illustrations and dramatic choice of colours, Joydeb infuses an old-fashioned empathy into the worlds he creates for both traditional and contemporary tales that are at once universal and timeless. He lives in Nirbhaypur Village, West Bengal. Click here to discover his other Tara Books.

Gita Wolf

Gita Wolf started Tara Books as an independent publishing house based in India. An original and creative voice in contemporary Indian publishing, she is known for her interest in exploring and experimenting with the form of the book. She has written over twenty books for children and adults. Several have won major international awards and been translated into multiple languages. Click here to discover her other Tara Books.