Book Excerpts

Into the Wild: Read an Excerpt from Monster Folktales From South Asia

A fire demon devastates a mountain community. A dev of Qaf imprisons a pari. A tribe of devs invade and destroy a kingdom. A cannibal giant from Gilgit terrorises his people. A sea monster threatens a fishing village. These five folktales retold here by Musharraf Ali Farooqi, and masterfully illustrated by Michelle Farooqi, capture the monster lore from South Asia’s different regions and the heroic men, women and children who defeated these monsters. Read an excerpt from the book below:

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