Idries Shah

The Boy Without a Name / El Nino Sin Nombre Idries Shah

Publisher Marketing: On the day a boy is born, his parents receive a visit from a wise man who says, "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." The story tells how the boy seeks and eventually finds his own name - and also discards and an old dream he doesn't want for a wonderful new dream. This book is one of a series of illustrated Teaching-Stories by Idries Shah which of captivated hearts and minds for more than a thousand years. Among the many insights this story gives children 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. Un nino busca y finalmente encuentra su propio nombre y consigue asimismo deshacerse de un sueno viejo y cambiarlo por otro nuevo y maravilloso. Este es uno de la serie de cuentos ilustrados para ninos escritos por Idries Shah, cuya coleccion de narrativas e Historias de Ensenanza ha cautivado los corazones y las mentes de todo tipo de gente. Pertenece a una tradicion cuentistica del Medio Oriente y Asia Central que tiene mas de mil anos. Entre muchas de las ideas que esta historia presenta a los ninos esta la nocion de que lleva paciencia y resolucion el alcanzar las metas que tenemos en la vida."