Boy Who Speaks in Numbers, the
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Author: Mike Masilamani, Matthew Frame
'The Boy Who Speaks in Numbers' is a powerfully illustrated and darkly satiric account of childhood in times of war. Set in Sri Lanka, the events it narrates could equally happen elsewhere – in all places where human deaths are reduced to numbers and guns do not differentiate between adults and children. UK-based illustrator Matthew Frame’s textured illustrations are a powerful testimony to the horror of prolonged civil strife.Mike Masilamani’s ironic narrative centres around an unnamed boy, who is at home with numbers rather than words. Along with a constantly chattering – and prophetic cow – he bears witness to a bizarre and violent time.
ISBN 9789383145270. Tara Books. hb. 96 pages. full colour. 21 x 14 cm.
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'The Boy Who Speaks in Numbers' is a powerfully illustrated and darkly satiric account of childhood in times of war. Set in Sri Lanka, the events it narrates could equally happen elsewhere – in all places where human deaths are reduced to numbers and guns do not differentiate between adults and children. UK-based illustrator Matthew Frame’s textured illustrations are a powerful testimony to the horror of prolonged civil strife.Mike Masilamani’s ironic narrative centres around an unnamed boy, who is at home with numbers rather than words. Along with a constantly chattering – and prophetic cow – he bears witness to a bizarre and violent time.
ISBN 9789383145270. Tara Books. hb. 96 pages. full colour. 21 x 14 cm.
available