 Thirteen-year-old Tejubehan lives with her lower caste family, in poverty, in western India. Her father works in fields and sings for a living. Teju dreams of traveling to unknown places. At age 16, her parents find her a husband with kind eyes, who is also a singer. He encourages her to sing, too. They move to Mumbai, where they meet an artist who inspires them to draw. Drawing is like magic for Teju and she loses herself in her rich imagination. Teju’s exquisite, intricate black ink drawings tell her autobiographical story. This oversize format, fine art book includes photos of Tejubehan and her husband Ganeshbhai Jogi and a note about the story. It is silk-screen printed and bound by hand on handmade paper. mjw |
| Title: Drawing From The City Author: Based on the oral stories of Tejubehan. Tamil text by Saalai Selvam Illustrator: Tejubehan Publisher: Tara Books Pvt. Ltd Copyright: 2012 Original Language: Tamil Translator: V. Geetha and Gita Wolf ISBN: 978-93-80340-17-3 Hardcover pages: 28 Age range: 10-13 Genre: Picture Book Biography Book setting: India Author’s ethnicity: Indian Author’s residence: India Illustrator’s ethnicity: Indian Illustrator’s residence: India Subjects: Ahmadabad, Biography, Drawing, Folk art, Music, Singers, Women artists |
Drawing From The City
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