Songs of Our Ancestors Series by Patrick Atangan

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  • El jarrón amarillo (Songs of Our Ancestors #1)
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    El jarrón amarillo (Songs of Our Ancestors #1)

    Patrick Atangan

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2002

    Introducing the delightfully precise and beautifully designed art of Patrick Atangan in a new series of adaptations of traditional Asian tales. This book, drawn in the ukiyo-e style (world of floating pictures), presents "The Yellow Jar" which centers around a simple fisherman and a beautiful maiden he takes as wife, after finding her in a magic jar. However, she is abducted by a demon warrior considerably more powerful than the simple fisherman... more

  • Silk Tapestry and Other Chinese Folktales (Songs of Our Ancestors #2)
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    Silk Tapestry and Other Chinese Folktales (Songs of Our Ancestors #2)

    Patrick Atangan

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2004

    Three Chinese tales brought to comics by the Eisner-award nominated Patrick Atangan, author of The Yellow Jar.

  • Tree of Love: Songs of Our Ancestors: Volume III (Songs of Our Ancestors #3)
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    Tree of Love: Songs of Our Ancestors: Volume III (Songs of Our Ancestors #3)

    Patrick Atangan

    Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2005

    In the next volume of Patrick Atangan's Asian folktale collection, Tree of Love celebrates India's tradition of elevating romance to a work of art. Atangan adapts Rajput polyptych paintings of northern India and transforms them into a unique and poetic comic experience. Tree of Love follows a prince's courtship of a flower peddler. The young prince is surprised by the difficulty in proving the worthiness of what everyone sees as a common woman... more

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