THE HONEY GATHERERS

Book ID/图书代码： 03635010B36789

English Summary/英文概要： Mimlu Sen is living a bohemian life in Paris when she witnesses an electrifying performance by three wandering minstrels from rural India. They wear flowing, multicoloured robes and play frenetic rhythms on strange instruments made of wood and clay, capturing the many moods of nature and passion. After her turbulent past, including a year in a Calcutta jail, Mimlu instantly knows it is time to set off on the journey of her life. One of the minstrels, Paban Das Baul, is a gifted young musician with a growing international reputation. Mimlu defies prejudice to travel with him deep into the heart of Bengal, the rural hinterland behind Calcutta where few tourists ever go. In this fascinating and unusual book, she describes how they make their way across country, from shanty town to village, from monastery to festival, perched on the roofs of buses and squeezed inside trains, encountering tantrics and sages, exorcisms and witch sightings, catfish that climb trees and esoteric secrets - and fall in love. With Paban’s encouragement, Mimlu too performs for alms - ’gathering honey’ in the traditional Baul way - and is initiated into a hidden world of song, sensuality and adventure as wild and unpredictable as the landscape itself.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 米姆鲁•森（Mimlu Sen）见证三个来自印度乡村的艺人激动人心的表演时，正在巴黎过着波西米亚式生活。他们身着流畅的多彩裙装，和着狂热的节奏，释放着自然和热情。米姆鲁有过一段混乱的过去，包括一年加尔各答牢狱生活，自那以后她开始踏上新生活。其中一位叫巴班（Paban）的艺人很有音乐天赋，国际上盛名渐长。米姆鲁不愿和他一起深入孟加拉腹地。孟加拉是加尔各答背后的陆地，鲜有问津。在这本非同一般的书里，作者描述了他们如何穿越城市，从小镇到山村，从僧院到节庆，挤上车顶，塞进车厢，遇到了少数民族和野蛮人，异域风情和奇怪景象，会爬树的鲶鱼和不可言喻的秘密，还有罗曼史。在巴班的鼓励下，米姆鲁也开始以传统方式义演筹蜜，起始于一首隐藏世界的歌曲，其冒险性正如风景本身那般无法预料。(XJJ)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 米姆鲁•森（Mimlu Sen）是翻译家，音乐家，发行人，作曲家。她与巴班•达斯•保尔（Paban Das Baul ）合作了他所有的录音，与他的团队一起表演，世界巡回演唱。她自1969年来往返于印度和法国工作、旅行。她出生于西隆（Shillong）。这是她的第一本书。

Mimlu Sen is a translator, musician, producer and composer. She collaborates with Paban Das Baul on all his recordings, performing with and managing his group on their concert tours around the world. She has travelled, and worked, between India and France since 1969, and was born in Shillong. This is her first book.

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