A selection of re-worked tales from the Mabinogion legends, masterpieces of Celtic story-telling, which were once recited in the firelight darkness of medieval halls. This contemporary re-telling is complemented by illustrations that illuminate the dreamlike magic of the stories.

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Y Lolfa .

Debjani Chatterjee was born in India, educated in Japan, Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Egypt and the UK. She studied Comparative Literature and Comparative Religion and has taught in British Schools, and has served as Sheffield's Principal Community Relations Officer. The was winner of the 1989 Peterloo Poets Open Poetry Competition Afro-Caribbean/Asian Prize for her poem The Parrot Fortune-Teller, which was subsequently published in The Guardian and To the English Language. Her poetry has appeared in several anthologies. Margaret Jones lived in India for ten years and has always wanted to illustrate the dramatic stories that are part of Indian culture. Her powerful style has won acclaim through her illustrations of ancient Welsh legends in The Mabinogian and The Quest for Olwen. Kevin Crossley-Holland is well-known as a poet, broadcaster, and writer for children. He won the Carnegie Medal in 1985. For Oxford, he has written The Green Children and adapted Beowulf for children.