Ox-Tales:Water - Softcover

Freud, Esther; Park, David; Kunzu, Heri; Heller, Zoe; Faber, Michel; Boyd, William; Foden, Giles; Morpurgo, Michael; Seth, Vikram

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ISBN 10: 1846682061 ISBN 13: 9781846682063

Publisher: Profile Books, 2009

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Ox-Tales is a set of four compelling and collectible books, each themed on one of the elements. 'Water' features stories by Esther Freud, David Park, Heri Kunzru, Zo� Heller, Michel Faber, William Boyd, Joanna Trollope, Giles Foden and Michael Morpurgo, and a poem by Vikram Seth.

The idea behind Ox-Tales is to raise money for Oxfam and along the way to highlight the charity's work in project areas: agriculture in Earth, water projects in Water, conflict aid in Fire, and climate change in Air.

The four books will play a central role in the first ever Oxfam Bookfest, a new annual event launching in July 2009. Created in partnership with Hay Festival, the program includes more than 300 events across the UK.

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Review:

`An admirable and ingenious idea... a rare treat to be able to read literature that literally improves the world'- Sebastian Shakespeare, Tatler

Book Description:

The four Ox-Tales books feature original stories from a cast of thirty-eight writers, including Kate Atkinson, William Boyd, Jonathan Coe, Sebastian Faulks, Zo� Heller, John le Carr�, Alexander McCall Smith and Jeanette Winterson. The Observer has reviewed the books as 'a triumph', full of 'outstanding fiction'. Each copy sold raises funds for Oxfam.

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