Saint Suniti and the Dragon: And Other Fables

by Suniti Namjoshi

Modern fables that explore the concepts of decency, honour and sainthood. The book takes as its literary imagery monsters such as Grendel's Dam, icons such as St Sebastian, the sentient creatures of Indian folklore and the dragon. The author has also written "Feminist Fables".

Genres: Short Stories, Fairy Tales, Fiction

101 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Suniti Namjoshi is a poet, children's author, and teacher. She ran a collaborative fiction site in the late nineties called The Reader's Text of Building Babel. She lives in England with her partner Gillian Hanscombe.

Reviews

[Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the second half, called Solidarity Fables - that title says it all

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

A strange read but a good one. I'm not overly familiar with most of the myths of fairytales Namjoshi seemed to be referencing, so I feel like a lot of it went over my head. The middle section of the book was the most interesting to me, like the parts where the manuscript broke off and we had some of the author's own reflections. These were the parts of the book I felt spoke strongest, at least to me, or maybe were just easiest for me to understand. I thought Namjoshi did a really great job portraying the internal dialogue some people have around morality and their place in it and their actions, especially when one takes up the position of an artist or poet and tries to figure out what responsibilities or impact we're even having while doing that.