Songs of Our Ancestors series by Patrick Atangan.
Requirements: CBR Reader, 120 MB.
Overview: Introducing the delightfully precise and beautifully designed art of Patrick Atangan in a new series of adaptations of traditional Asian tales.
- "Endearing and aesthetically beautiful. A delightful and stunning piece of work." -Bookloons.com
"Atangan’s beautiful art and attention to authentic detail cast a spell of enchantment." -Publishers Weekly
"Folktales represent a culture’s historical record, and yet their impact often diminishes through repeated retelling. A new story format can breathe new life into an old tale, which is just what the author accomplishes. His works can and should be enjoyed by families of all cultures." -Foreword
"A beautiful book, one that will do quite well on the self of any lover of art. Each of Atangan’s books has been a visual joy, and Tree of Love is no exception to that rule." -Greg McElhatton, IComics
"A beautiful piece of work. The stories themselves are simple, but beautiful in their simplicity and the messages they tell us." -William Kulesa, The Jersey Journal
Genre: Comics, All Ages, Education, Folklore, Tales.
Songs of Our Ancestors
- Patrick Atangan writer, pencils, cover, colours.
Introduction by P Craig Russell
Published by Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing Inc. (NBM), 2001-2005.
- Volume 1: THE YELLOW JAR
- This book, drawn in the ukiyo-e style (world of floating pictures), presents "The Yellow Jar" which centers around a simple fisherman and a beautiful maiden he takes as wife, after finding her in a magic jar. However, she is abducted by a demon warrior considerably more powerful than the simple fisherman. But the fisherman’s resolve, even after many unsuccessful attempts to rescue her, does not flinch… In "Two Chrysanthemum Maidens", a monk is faced with two rather strange wild flowers in his carefully tended garden. They are wild and have planted themselves there at will. They are weeds but they are lovely like women.
Volume 2: THE SILK TAPESTRY
- Folktales are the bones of society. Through them the lessons of love, courage and maturity are told from an elderly generation to its children. What was once a strong tradition in asian culture is fast disappearing.
“Songs of Our Ancestors” is an exploration of these folktales and their cultures. This second volume adapts three Chinese tales themed round the unique struggle of the artist. An old woman, a young boy and a wild spirit are all bound by the creative passion to change their world.
In “Silk Tapestry,” an impoverished elderly woman’s only hope against a life of hardship lies in the completion of a magical tapestry. It is said to be the key to paradise. In “Sausage-Boy and his Magic Brush,” a young boy’s remarkable talent for creating paintings that come to life attracts a greedy woman. And in the creation myth “Pan-Gu,” a wild but lonely spirit sculpts the Earth from a cosmic egg in hopes it will bring others like him to keep him company.
Volume 3: THE TREE OF LOVE
- Tree of Love celebrates India’s tradition of elevating romance to a work of art. Atangan adapts Rajput polyptych paintings of northern India and transforms them into a unique and poetic comic experience. Tree of Love follows a prince’s courtship of a flower peddler. The young prince is surprised by the difficulty in proving the worthiness of what everyone sees as a common woman. But she has a secret, a special gift bound in the beauty and power of nature.
Each page faithfully ornaments Tree of Love’s painfully universal story about the intricacies of love.
Note: If you love Patrick Atangan’s stories and want to help and support his works, please consider to buy the books from NBM
Download Instructions:
Songs of Our Ancestors V 01 – The Yellow Jar, Two Tales From Japanese Tradition — http://novafile.com/qyzw6y8i0zif
Songs of Our Ancestors V 02 – Silk Tapestry and Other Chinese Folk Tales — http://novafile.com/vb5f1n3ctee3
Songs of Our Ancestors V 03 – Tree of love — N/A
- Mirror:
- Songs of Our Ancestors V 01 – The Yellow Jar, Two Tales From Japanese Tradition — http://filevelocity.com/nmuyrcgkqjpr1
Songs of Our Ancestors V 02 – Silk Tapestry and Other Chinese Folk Tales — http://filevelocity.com/owx2lx1rixbx1
Songs of Our Ancestors V 03 – Tree of love — N/A
