The Mango Tree - Couverture souple

Parayil, Mr Shaji Jose

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1507503458 ISBN 13 : 9781507503454

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

In today's modern world, what does it take to stay happy? “The Mango Tree” follows the story of Balu, a young boy growing up in a small Indian village, as he and those around him struggle to find their place in the world. Balu's story is interwoven with vignettes that follow the lives of the god Krishna and Radha as they, too, struggle to understand our world. Spanning an entire lifetime of love, loss, and self-discovery, this story handles big questions with a delicate touch. Parayil takes the reader back to a time and place when things were simpler, only to catapult us back into our own modern world. In less than 100 pages and 100 years we watch the world begin to change as forests are replaced with highways, long hours of outside games and twilight conversations are edged out by televisions and video games, families are replaced by colleagues, and old, falling-down huts are replaced with beautiful homes with plenty of space to be alone, all through the eyes of a boy and a mango tree. Rarely do you see a book that handles the delicate concepts of faith, religion, and the afterlife without feeling contrived or “preachy,” but “The Mango Tree” asks all the right questions without trying to force an answer. While undoubtedly spiritual, this book isn't about choosing a religion; instead it focuses on the effect of faith on the believer. At its core, this story is about the timeless power of kindness and unconditional love. Moved along by prose that is beautiful in its simplicity, “The Mango Tree” is a story that lingers long after the last page. --Dawn Daniels (editor), USA

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

An engineer and a banker, Shaji Jose Parayil studied in India and in Germany. He hails from Thariode, a beautiful village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India and currently lives in Dubai. Shaji Jose Parayil is an everyday man. He has his dreams, his share of successes and his share of failures. He has lived in remote villages and in cosmopolitan cities. He has enjoyed the relentless monsoon rain and the red-hot sand dunes. He has met remote tribes, everyday men and women, academicians, and professionals. He has visited their God in churches, temples and mosques. He is surprised by the love and generosity that exist in people’s hearts. And he wants to tell stories meant for everyone. "The Mango Tree" is the first one.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1507503458
• ISBN 13: 9781507503454
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne