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by Idries Shah (Author), Mona Caron (Illustrator)
(Bilingual English-Hungarian edition) On the day a boy is born, his parents are visited by a wise man who tells them, "This is a very, very important boy, and I'm going to give him something marvelous one day, but I will have to give him his name first. So please don't give him a name yet." So they named the boy Benaam, which means "nameless." The story tells how he seeks and eventually finds his own true name, and how he also gives away an old dream that he doesn't want - and gets a wonderful new dream. This is one of an illustrated series of Sufi teaching stories from the Middle East and Central Asia that were collected and adapted for children by Idries Shah, and that have captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. The stories are designed to help children learn to examine their assumptions and to think for themselves. Among the many insights The Boy Without a Name can provoke is the idea that it takes patience and resolve to achieve one's goals in life. Mona Caron's beautiful watercolor illustrations embellish this unusual and captivating story, presenting the wonder of this hidden world to both children and adults.
(Kétnyelvű angol-magyar kiadás) Egy kisfiú keresi a saját nevét, és egy idő után meg is találja, miközben képes egy régi álmától megszabadulni egy csodálatos új álom kedvéért. A sok meglátás között, amit ez a mese a gyerekeknek bemutat, fontos az a gondolat is, hogy türelemre és határozottságra van szükség ahhoz, hogy elérjük életünk céljait. Ez egyike a sok száz hagyományos mesének, amelyeket Idries Shah, az afgán író gyűjtött szájhagyományból és írásbeli forrásokból Közép-Ázsiában és a Közel-Keleten.
