Brahma Dreaming: Legends from Hindu Mythology
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0956921280 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jackson's collaborator, artist Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini, has been inspired to create what she describes as the best work of her career in Brahma Dreaming with over fifty exquisite fonts and illustrations hand-drawn in black ink. These are the Hindu gods and goddesses as they have never been seen before! Brahma Dreaming has been crafted using the same methods and attention to detail used to create the earliest illustrated gift books from the turn of the twentieth century and the result is itself a work of art. Brahma Dreaming is master storyteller John Jackson’s latest collaboration with the acclaimed artist, Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini. With a distinctive black dust jacket, Brahma Dreaming is finished in black laminate with orange varnish details. Underneath the black cloth cover is a fully illustrated front and back with foil stamping and debossing, also in black and orange. Here are brave princes,
Mythology and Illustrations - Perfect Combination Vivek Tejuja Brahma is dreaming all of us. He is there, sleeping, dreaming us – we are but his dream. That somewhere is the premise of Hindu Mythology and connecting this, John Jackson gives us a graphic novel called, “Brahma Dreaming”. I would not really call it a . Living and Learning Thank you to the publisher for the review copy.Published by: JJ Books.Brahma Dreaming” is master storyteller John Jackson s latest collaboration with the acclaimed artist, Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini.John s intriguing versions of the tales of the Hindus great gods . WhoAmI? said Great for those interested in Hindu Mythology. This has some of the more popular stories in Hindu Mythology along with a few very nice drawings. I have both the kindle version and the audio book. But I would've preferred getting the hardback in retrospect because drawings are always nicer to look at in real books.The
The arrangement lends itself to some jumps in narrative, but the tales are told in a clear, easy-to-follow voice. From School Library Journal Gr 7 Up—This anthology of Indian mythology focuses on the lives, loves, and struggles of the Mahadevas, the Great Gods of Hindusim. Illustrations of women come across as more Western in appearance, as compared to many of the men, children, and deities depicted. Jackson divides his stories into tales of creation, destruction, and preservation, giving readers an overview of the more famous stories surrounding Brahma the Creator and his fellow gods, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer. The nature of some of the illustrations, one of which features a semi-nude woman, may limit the t
JOHN JACKSON was born in 1929 in rural Devon, England, close to where he lives today. . He is an established author, lawyer, businessman, and political and constitutional campaigner