{"product_id":"puffin-classics-wordygurdyboom-the-nonsense-world-of-sukumar-ray-9780143330783","title":"Puffin Classics: Wordygurdyboom! the Nonsense World of Sukumar Ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sukumar Ray\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: India Puffin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: India Puffin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you hear this, you will find your heads are getting muddled. Some of you will fathom fully, some will stay befuddled' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bengali language has never been quite such a living, breathing creature of whimsy as in Sukumar Ray's hands, and his creations-wild and wicked, dreamy and delirious-have thrilled children and adults alike. T his selection offers you the best of his world-pun-riddled, fun-fiddled poetry from \u003ci\u003eAbol Tabol\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKhai-Khai\u003c\/i\u003e, stories of schoolboy pranks (\u003ci\u003ePagla Dashu\u003c\/i\u003e) and madcap explorers (\u003ci\u003eHeshoram Hushiyarer Diary\u003c\/i\u003e), and the unforgettable harum-scarum classic of \u003ci\u003eHaw-Jaw-Baw-Raw-Law\u003c\/i\u003e, presented here for the first time in its entirety. All the stories and poems are accompanied by Sukumar Ray's inimitable illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSampurna Chattarji's vibrant translation captures the freewheeling play of sound and sense we associate with Ray's writings. With an introduction by Ruskin Bond, this book is sure to captivate Sukumar Ray's fans and win him a whole new generation of admirers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"India Puffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45085909844119,"sku":"9780143330783","price":195.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143330783.webp?v=1769202019","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/puffin-classics-wordygurdyboom-the-nonsense-world-of-sukumar-ray-9780143330783","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}