Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because
she has to tend the goats, collect the firewood, fetch the water... But
she is so full of questions that the postmaster calls her the 'why-why
girl'! Mahasweta Devi is one of India's foremost writers. In this
delightful story, her first picture book, and the only children's book
she has written in English, she tells us how she meets Moyna (and her
mongoose!) and helps her find answers to all the why-whys - in books,
that Moyna herself learns to read. Some of the translations have been
done by well-known writers: Malayalam by Paul Zacharia, Tamil by Ambai,
and Kannada by Girish Karnad.
Product details
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Tulika
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 8181460189
- ISBN-13: 978-8181460189
- Author:
Mahasweta Devi
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