Legend Of The Golden Valley & The Fourth Friend

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These two novellas are a unique contribution to literature for the young. While The Legend of the Golden Valley is an original fairy tale, launching the reader not only into an adventure through strange and time, but also into an adventure of consciousness with a touch of allegory for the discerning reader – and all that at a breathtaking pace and through a spectacular sequence of events. The Fourth Friend recaptures the charming rural landscape of India that is fast becoming a thing of the past. It unfolds a suspenseful drama of innocence and courage featuring three wonderful boys and their intriguing new comrade! Recipient of India's highest honours for creative withing such as the Fellowship of the Sahitya Akademi, the Saraswati Samman, the Padma Award and the Sahitya Akademi Award, Manoj Das writes with equal felicity for the grown up and the young. No wonder that Ruskin Bond wrote, “There are only a few good storytellers left in the world today and one of them is Manoj Das”. He is probably India's foremost bilingual writer, writing in English as well as his mother-tongue, Oriya. Five universities have bestowed on him D. Litt (Honoris Causa). He resides at Puducherry and teaches at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education.