Monkeyji and the Word Eater

Monkeyji and the Word Eater
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Publisher : Tulika Books
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : 8181467795
ISBN-13 : 9788181467799
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Monkeyji and the Word Eater by : Suniti Namjoshi

Danger! That's what the digital butterflies seem to be spelling out. There is a Word eater at large who snatches words as soon as they are uttered and makes them disappear. The 'monster' turns out to be just a little boy. Otto, Grendel's cousin -but he has formidable mental powers that can be matched only by Monkeyji. Armed with an ammunition of words hoarded by Siril and Gardy, the adventurers roam Hong Kong the city of dragons in search of him. There is tension and taut excitement as they finally take on little Otto and his platoon of crows, in the midst of which the author throws up an interesting idea: does something exist only if it has a name?

Beautiful and the Cyberspace Runaway

Beautiful and the Cyberspace Runaway
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Publisher : Tulika Books
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : 8181467817
ISBN-13 : 9788181467812
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Beautiful and the Cyberspace Runaway by : Suniti Namjoshi

Holiday plans for Aditi and the others go off track when a runaway computer programme, the irrepressible Mistress i, decides to take refuge with them. Hot on her heels is the scientist who created her, who threatens to put them in jail for kidnapping. And in the midst of all the commotion, Beautiful the elephant is determined to learn to be everything she thinks she isn't rational, sensible, logical and equable. From their peaceful home in Maharashtra, India, Aditi and her friends are catapulted into a strange encounter with cyberspace. In her astonishingly simple way, Suniti Namjoshi explores the connection between the two worlds cyber and real and throws up some interesting thoughts: Does a computer have a soul? And is 'getting updated' the equivalent of 'growing up'?

Advaita the Writer

Advaita the Writer
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Publisher : Tulika Books
Total Pages : 56
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ISBN-10 : 8181469666
ISBN-13 : 9788181469663
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Advaita the Writer by : Ken Spillman

A story about the love of books, the power of the imagination, of literary heroes and of the birth of dreams.

Aditi And Her Friends In Search Of Shemeek

Aditi And Her Friends In Search Of Shemeek
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Publisher : Tulika Books
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : 8181464400
ISBN-13 : 9788181464408
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Aditi And Her Friends In Search Of Shemeek by : Suniti Namjoshi

Feminist Fables

Feminist Fables
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Publisher : Virago Press
Total Pages : 125
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ISBN-10 : 1853816604
ISBN-13 : 9781853816604
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Feminist Fables by : Suniti Namjoshi

Feminist Fables is a reworking of fairy tale s and mixes mythology with the author''s original material an d imagination to make this a feminist classic. '

Adventures of Feluda: Incident on the Kalka Mail

Adventures of Feluda: Incident on the Kalka Mail
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Publisher : Penguin Books India
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : 0143335782
ISBN-13 : 9780143335788
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Adventures of Feluda: Incident on the Kalka Mail by : Ray Satyajit

A prosperous gentleman employs Feluda to recover his blue briefcase, which has got switched with another passenger's on the Kalki mail.

Adventures Of Feluda : Bandits of Bombay

Adventures Of Feluda : Bandits of Bombay
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 80
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ISBN-10 : 9788184752120
ISBN-13 : 8184752121
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Adventures Of Feluda : Bandits of Bombay by : Satyajit Ray

A murder in an elevator. A trail of heady perfume. The nanasaheb's priceless naulakha necklace. Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu are in Bombay where Jatayu's latest book is being filmed under the title Jet Bahadur. Soon after Jatayu hands over a package to a man in a red shirt, a murder takes place in the high-rise where the producer lives. Feluda and his companions find themselves in the midst of one of their most thrilling adventures ever, with a hair-raising climax aboard a train during location shooting. Feluda’s twelve greatest adventures are now available in special Puffin editions. Translated from the Bengali by Gopa Majumdar.

The Criminals of Kathmandu

The Criminals of Kathmandu
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 96
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ISBN-10 : 9789351181330
ISBN-13 : 9351181332
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Criminals of Kathmandu by : Satyajit Ray

A client with an evil lookalike. A stabbing in a hotel. A gang that peddles spurious drugs... The murder of a stranger in a Calcutta hotel leads Feluda and his friends to Kathmandu, straight into the den of Maganlal Meghraj, their old adversary. With an incident at Swayambhunath, an ambush in a prayer wheel factory, a thrilling night at the casino, and a prolonged LSD-induced delusion for Jatayu, the case soon turns into a memorable adventure. In a sensational climax, the master sleuth uncovers an international racket in spurious drugs and emerges victorious yet again.