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The Proverbs Series
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96 pages, Hardback
213x145mm, Landscape
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ISBN-10: 1905299672
ISBN-13: 9781905299676
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Pavilions in the Air
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Gathered here are gems galore, which, while revealing much as to the Chinese national psyche, highlight particular traits and characteristics that span the globe.
We all know Deng Xiaoping’s famous ‘It doesn’t matter what colour the cat is, as long as it catches mice’, but most of us would only recognize an approximate English equivalent of ‘A mighty dragon cannot crush a local snake’ or, ‘A Phoenix might come out of a crow’s nest’.
The beasts and birds of legend and folklore provide the inimitable Kathryn Lamb’s pen with a feast of hilarious subjects, not least a certain revolution at one ill-fated dinner party…
Excerpts from "Pavilions in the Air"
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| Christopher Arnander - Christopher Arnander spent his career in finance, much of it in the Middle East. He is a Fellow and former Councillor of the Royal College of Music. Author of Think Globally Spend Locally www.thinkglobally.co.uk.
Frances Wood - Frances Wood is head of the Chinese Department at the British Library and author of A Companion to China,The Blue Guide to China and No Dogs and Not Many Chinese, among many other books about China. Her most recent book to be launched is The First Emperor.
Kathryn Lamb - Kathryn Lamb has drawn cartoons for the The Times, Telegraph, The Oldie, Guardian and Spectator. She has had several exhibitions and two books of sheep cartoons published. Her cartoons are sold in the Cartoon Gallery, London. Pavilions in the Air is her latest collaboration with Christopher Arnander, following the success of You Can’t Get Blood out of a Turnip.
Related title(s):
Unload your own Donkey By Ashkhain Skipwith; Primrose Arnander; Kathryn Lamb (Illustrator)
Apricots Tomorrow By Ashkhain Skipwith; Primrose Arnander; Kathryn Lamb (Illustrator)
The Son of a Duck is a Floater By Ashkhain Skipwith; Primrose Arnander; Kathryn Lamb (Illustrator)
You Can't Get Blood Out of a Turnip By Christopher Arnander; Ilia Terzulli Warner; Kathryn Lamb (Illustrator)
Don't Toss Granny in the Begonias By Primrose Arnander; Marie-Helene Claudel Gilly; Kathryn Lamb (Illustrator)
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