Dans un quartier du vieux Delhi, en Inde, une petite tribu de chats règne depuis des temps immémoriaux sur un labyrinthe de ruelles. Libres et indomptables, les Sauvages ne craignent personne et sont intrépides et courageux, regardant leur destin en face en toutes circonstances.Il y a Miao, une vieille siamoise pleine de sagesse ; Hulo, le grand guerrier ; Beraal, la reine élégante ; Patte-Gauche, le jeune chat à la curiosité sans limites qui se met toujours dans le pétrin... Mais ...

It takes a village to kill a child...The village of Teetarpur outside Delhi, is famous for nothing until one of its children is found dead, hanging from the branch of a Jamun tree. In the largely Hindu village, suspicion quickly falls on an itinerant Muslin man, Mansoor.It's up to the local policeman Sub-Inspector Ombir Singh to get to the truth. With only one officer under him, and only a single working revolver between them, can he bring justice to a grieving fat...

Sapeva per esperienza che la dote più importante è il coraggio. Solo i cuori d’ambra possono vincere la paura. In un misterioso quartiere della vecchia Delhi, in India, vivono i Selvatici, un piccolo clan di gatti che domina quel labirinto di vicoli e rovine da tempo immemore: Miu-Miu, una saggia e anziana siamese; Katar, amato dai suoi seguaci e temuto dai suoi nemici; Hulo, il grande guerriero; Beraal, la bella regina, veloce e mortale quando sfidata; Mancino, il gattino dalla sconfinata...

EL CORAZÓN DE LA INDIA ES UN MISTERIO FELINOUna maravillosa e imaginativa novela, de gran valor literario, apasionante e intensa, y al mismo tiempo una declaración de amor atemporal e imperdible a los gatos y al encanto de la vida.Sabía por experiencia que el valor era la virtud más importante. Solo los corazones de ámbar vencerían al miedo.En un misterioso barrio de Delhi, en la India, viven los indómitos: un pequeño clan d...

Un’altra torrida estate è finita a Delhi, e la festa di Diwali, con il suo frastuono, la folla, gli striscioni colorati e i minacciosi fuochi d’artificio, è ormai lontana. Quale momento migliore, dunque, per stiracchiarsi, sbadigliare, scuotere le zampe, e riaprire la caccia per i gatti di Nizamuddin, un nobile quartiere alla periferia della città? I gatti di Nizamuddin sono una delle più antiche colonie di felini di Delhi. Da secoli gironzolano indisturbati tra i tetti e le rovine del qua...

The Nizamuddin cat clan are licking their wounds, slowly recovering after their terrible battle with the ferals from The Shuttered House. But soon they find their beloved Delhi neighbourhood is changing around them, and they encounter new enemies - vicious dogs, snakes and humans. Unless Mara, a young ginger kitten, can use her powers as a Sender to help the clan find a safe haven, the small band of cats will be wiped out for good.Led by the plucky Southpaw the cats set out on a pe...

A small band of cats lives in the labyrinthine alleys and ruins of Nizamuddin, an old neighbourhood in Delhi. Miao, the clan elder, a wise, grave Siamese; Katar, a cat loved by his followers and feared by his enemies; Hulo, the great warrior tom; Beraal, the beautiful queen, swift and deadly when challenged; Southpaw, the kitten whose curiosity can always be counted on to get him into trouble...Unfettered and wild, these and the other members of the tribe fear no one, go where they...

La revista Luvina y la Editorial de la Universidad de Guadalajara reúnen estos cien Cuentos de Asia, Europa y América para celebrar el número 100 de Luvina y sus veinticinco años ininterrumpidos de publicación. Son textos representativos de la literatura universal contemporánea que Luvina ha publicado, especialmente en los números dedicados al país invitado de honor de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara. Es una muestra formada por distintas literaturas, en el afán de ...

Founded in 1907 by the visionary Bengali thinker and reformist, Ramananda Chatterjee, The Modern Review quickly emerged as a vital platform for debates on nationalism, patriotism, history and society. Alongside the leaders of the freedom movement - M.K. Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rabindranath Tagore - thinkers like Romain Rolland and J.T. Sutherland contributed to its pages. While questions of self-rule, gender justice and caste inequality were hotly debated, the Review...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, THE SUNDAY TIMES, AND THE FINANCIAL TIMESA searing debut set in a modern India simmering with the tension of growing religious intoleranceTeetapur, an unassuming village just a few hours outside of bustling Delhi, is famous for nothing—until one of its children, eight-year-old Munia, is found dead, hanging from the branch of a Jamun tree.In the largely Hindu v...

Every human journey from its infancy to teenage is an exploration of emotions, curiosity, and imagination. This impressionable age holds the casting stone of human character and integrity, not to mention its indelible mark in molding future minds.This treatise of 13 wholesome children's tales encapsulates the glorious tradition of Bengali juvenile storytelling, comprising children's fantasies, fairy tales, ghost stories, child escapades, and mythology-based fictional adventures - a...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Indologie, Note: 2,0, Universität Leipzig (Institut für Indologie und Zentralasienwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Seminar Essen und Trinken in indischen Kurzgeschichten, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Denkt man an andere Länder, denkt man häufig gleichzeitig an deren Sitten und kulturelle Eigenheiten, aber man denkt dabei auch – und das nicht weniger häufig – ans Essen. Dann steigt einem der Duft exotischer Gewürze fast schon von ganz allein in d...