by Marina Lewycka (Author), Marti Leimbach (Author), Ian Rankin (Author), Marti Leimbach (Author), Marina Lewycka (Author), Jonathan Buckley (Author), Hanif Kureishi (Author), Nicholas Shakespeare (Author), Rose Tremain (Author), Kate Atkinson (Author), Jonathan Coe (Author), Vikram Seth (Author)
"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, ZoA" 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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: Main
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 02 Jul 2009
ISBN 10: 1846682584
ISBN 13: 9781846682582
Book Overview: The four Ox-Tales books feature original stories from a cast of thirty-eight writers, including Kate Atkinson, William Boyd, Jonathan Coe, Sebastian Faulks, Zoe Heller, John le Carre, 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.