Date/Time
Date(s) - 17/02/2014
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Alliance Française de Trivandrum
Categories
The Honey Hunter
Children’s book ,The Honey Hunter will be launched on 17 February, 2014 at 6.00pm @ Alliance Française de Trivandrum. The presentation of the book will be followed by an interactive session with the authors Karthika Naïr and Joëlle Jolivet.
The Honey Hunter (Text by KARTHIKA NAÏR; Illustrations by JOËLLE JOLIVET)
A unique collaboration between one of India’s finest poets and one of France’s most beloved illustrators: an unforgettable journey to the heart of the Sundarbans. Adapted from a section of Akram Khan’s award-winning dance-drama DESH, the story — part fable, part adventure — follows the tribulations of a young boy, Shonu, whose parents are honey-gatherers. Driven to distraction by hunger and the thought of honey, Shonu slips away intothe mangrove forest one day, in search of honey. What he encounters there is much more than he bargained for! A terrifying demon-tiger, and the presiding goddess of the forests, none other than Bonbibi herself. A cautionary tale on the importance of ecological balance, and a rich visual and poetic journey into the heart of the subcontinent.
An exclusive illustration workshop for children is also being organized as part of the book launch on 15 February from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
