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06-05-2025
- General
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‘The sun is a lizard and the earth is an egg': A new book of fables by Suniti Namjoshi
The Mouse and the Lion One day, a lion caught a mouse. 'Spare me,' said the mouse, 'I am so little and you are so big; but, who knows, perhaps some day I will be able to do you a favour.' The lion thought this funny and let the mouse go. But a few days later the very same lion was caught in a net. After a while the mouse came along. 'Help,' called the lion, 'Help, little mouse. Chew through these ropes. Remember, after all, that you owe me a favour.' The mouse started chewing and then suddenly stopped. 'Why have you stopped?' roared the lion. 'Well, I just thought of something,' said the little mouse, 'You see, I think I have already done you a favour.' 'You haven't,' roared the lion. 'Yes, I have,' said the mouse. 'What?' roared the lion. 'Well, you see,' said the mouse, 'I haven't killed you.' Swayamvara Once upon a time, there was a little princess who was good at whistling. 'Don't whistle,' said her mother. 'Don't whistle,' said her father, but the child was good at it and went on whistling. Years went by, and she became a woman. By this time she whistled beautifully. Her parents grieved. 'What man will marry a whistling woman?' said her mother dolefully. 'Well,' said her father, 'we will have to make the best of it. I will offer half my kingdom and the princess in marriage to any man who can beat her at whistling.' The king's offer was duly proclaimed, and soon the palace was jammed with suitors whistling. It was very noisy. Most were terrible and a few were good, but the princess was better and beat them easily. The king was displeased, but the princess said, 'Never mind, Father. Now let me set a test and perhaps some good will come of it.' Then she turned to the suitors, 'Do you acknowledge that you were beaten fairly?' 'No,' they all roared, all except one, 'we think it was magic or some sort of trick.' But one said, 'Yes.' 'Yes,' he said, 'I was beaten fairly.' The princess smiled, and turning to her father, she pointed to this man. 'If he will have me,' she said, 'I will marry him.' The Saurian Chronicles Two lizards on a rock are sunning themselves. It's early in October. The rains have just stopped. The younger lizard, wishing to be amiable, says to the elder, 'O wisest of lizards, O long-lived one, tell me once again – if you think it is proper – of the world's beginning.' The Old Lizard's tongue flickers for a moment. Her eyes cloud over. She opens her eyes, and begins, 'Know then, that the sun is a lizard, a fire-breathing dragon, and the earth is an egg. The sun warms the earth. That, my dear, is the essential wisdom. In the very beginning, as the Great Mother Lizard warmed the earth, rocks split open, mountains cracked, and the Giant Lizards, our First Ancestors, saw the light of the sun. Imagine, if you can, their gigantic proportions, their fiery energy, their tremendous strength. Continents were their playing fields. They flew through the skies and sported in the oceans. The eggs that they laid gleamed like domes on the world's horizons. They were the Mothers, the First Mothers; and all would have been well had the Mothers not asked the Supreme Mother for male companions. The Sun in Her bounty granted their wish. At first, the little fellows were playful and happy, but in time, they turned to mischief and turned the Mothers from the worship of the One. Then She grew angry. Her wrath was terrible. She punished the Mothers. And that is why, my dear, we have all been reduced to such diminutive proportions.: The Old Lizard stopped. The Young Lizard squirmed. There was something about the story that he didn't really like, but what could he say? It was the Ancient Wisdom. The Authentic Lie and From The Bedside Book of Nightmares These were both difficult books to write. My father was a test pilot and was killed when his plane crashed in December 1953. I was about twelve and traumatised by his death. A recurrent dream in which he's only lost, not gone forever, didn't help. It wasn't till many years later that I could write about any of it. In From the Bedside Book of Nightmares I was, in part, trying to investigate family relationships. In the first section of the book, 'From Baby F with Much Love,' the basic relationship is between daughter and mother. The little creature knows that it is not always lovable, that it can be a nuisance, that it is often disobedient and displeases its mother; but it wants to survive and it would like, if possible, to please. The third section, 'Snapshots of Caliban,' explores the relationship of the 'children', Miranda and Caliban, to Prospero in The Tempest, a play I would return to again and again for inspiration.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù Leads Akinola Davies Jr's Buzzy Feature Debut ‘My Father's Shadow' For Element, BBC Film, BFI, Mubi & The Match Factory
EXCLUSIVE: Gangs Of London star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù is leading cast in Akinola Davies Jr's anticipated feature debut My Father's Shadow, which is being produced by Poor Things and Normal People outfit Element Pictures. Davies Jr and his film — which is in post-production — have been flagged to us as ones to watch. They have clearly attracted good partners. Distributor Mubi has pre-bought all rights in North America, UK, Ireland, and Turkey, and is planning a theatrical release in North America and UK (it's rare for a debut to pre-sell to the U.S., especially this early). The Match Factory is handling world sales and will begin early talks at EFM this week. More from Deadline 'Obey:' Altitude Boards Danny Cannon Thriller - EFM Miles Teller & Casey Affleck To Star In Manhunt Thriller 'Wild Game' For Range & Endurance Media; Capstone Launching For EFM Malcolm McDowell & Alex Hassell To Star In 'Dog & Bull'; Essential Film Group Boards Crime Thriller Ahead Of EFM The film is based on a script by brothers Wale Davies and Akinola Davies Jr, whose previous collaboration on Lizard won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2021 and garnered a BAFTA nomination for Best British Short Film. Their new collaboration has a synopsis as follows: 'Two kid brothers Remi and Akin get to spend a gift of a day with their estranged father Folarin. They go on a voyage into Lagos observing the colossal city for the first time and the hoops their father must deal with to provide. All this is happening in the backdrop of a huge 1993 presidential election result which calls into question his ability to get them home.' My Father's Shadow is an Element Pictures production in association with Crybaby and Fatherland Productions. It was developed by BBC Film, which previously backed Lizard, and it was co-financed by BBC Film and the BFI. Akinola Davies Jnr told us today: 'Bringing My Fathers Shadow to life in my home country, a story which is so personal to me and my brother Wale, who wrote the script, but one that I also hope will resonate with many, has been beyond a dream. Working with the powerhouse that is Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, who brought such magic to his character and has taken the script to a whole new level, has been an incredible experience. All of which has been made possible through the unwavering support of Eva Yates at BBC Film, Ama Ampadu at the BFI and my producers Rachel Dargavel at Element Pictures and Funmbi Ogunbanwo at Fatherland Productions. I'm excited to share with you the part of my home and the city I grew up in that is rarely seen on screen.' Producers are Rachel Dargavel for Element Pictures and Funmbi Ogunbanwo for Fatherland Productions, who also serviced production on the ground. Executive producers are Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe for Element Pictures, Eva Yates for BBC Film and Ama Amapadu for the BFI. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Wale Davies and Akinola Davies Jnr also act as executive producers. Dìrísù's is coming off Apple feature The Gorge and Slow Horses season three. Upcoming he has season three of hit show Gangs of London, and performances of Rhinoceros at the Almeida Theater. Dìrísù is repped by Markham, Froggatt and Irwin in the UK, and in the U.S. is WME. Davies is repped by Lark Management in the UK. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan's Next Film – 'The Odyssey': Release Date, Cast And More 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More 2024 Hollywood & Media Deaths: Photo Gallery & Obituaries
