Listen, O King! Five-and-Twenty Tales of Vikram and the Vetal - Softcover

There are no biographical details available for ivad sa, the author of The Five-and-Twenty Tales of the Genie. From a careful reading of the text, however, we can glean the following facts: ivad sa was a man of great learning. His text is often humorous and full of social commentary, making his work more than just a retelling of an ancient body of tales. Author, poet and translator, Deepa Agarwal writes for both children and adults and has over fifty books published. She has won many prestigious awards, including the NCERT National Award for Children s Literature in 1993. Her work has been translated into several Indian and foreign languages and five of her books have been included in the White Raven catalogue of the International Youth Library, Munich.