The Camel gets his Hump, the Whale his Throat and the Leopard his Spots in these bewitching stories which conjure up distant lands, the beautiful gardens of splendid palaces, the sea, the deserts, the jungle and its creatures. Inspired by Kipling's delight in human eccentricities and the animal world, and based on bedtime stories he told to his daughter, these strikingly imaginative fables explore the myths of creation, the nature of beasts and the origins of language and writing. They are linked by poems and ... Lire la suite
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), romancier et poète anglais, a été souvent considéré comme un « prophète de l'impérialisme britannique », selon l'expression de George Orwell. Il fut, en 1907, le premier auteur de langue anglaise à recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature, et le plus jeune auteur récompensé en son temps. Cette édition a été établie par Francis Lacassin.
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01/06/2002
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9780689851254
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Simon & Schuster
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200 g
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Grand format
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The Camel gets his Hump, the Whale his Throat and the Leopard his Spots in these bewitching stories which conjure up distant lands, the beautiful gardens of splendid palaces, the sea, the deserts, the jungle and its creatures. Inspired by Kipling's delight in human eccentricities and the animal world, and based on bedtime stories he told to his daughter, these strikingly imaginative fables explore the myths of creation, the nature of beasts and the origins of language and writing. They are linked by poems and scattered with Kipling's illustrations, which contain hidden jokes, symbols and puzzles.
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