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Chinese Fables: "The Dragon Slayer" and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom
64 pp.
| Tuttle |
April, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8048-4152-8$16.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard.
This uniquely designed book contains nineteen short Chinese fables, stories as strange as the handwritten-looking font. Some are simple morality tales, while others, of dim-witted thieves, fundraising monks, and a prophetic sentry, are confusing. Chinese artist Tay-Audouard's light-soaked illustrations stylistically embody traditional Chinese ink wash paintings, but they, too, are often obscure. The origins of each fable are noted in the back.