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Painting Stories is a beautifully written book, rich in its depictions of everyday life among painters and crafters in an Indian village, conveyed through an innovative approach to narrative ethnography. Bundgaard's long-term engagement with the village informs her evocative portraits of scenes, events, and people for whom creativity is at the center of their lives. - Deborah Reed-Danahay, University at Buffalo Turning extensive ethnographic experience into poetic prose, Painting Stories is a powerful collection of stories. This is ethnography at its best: stories on topics such as religion, family, gender, ambition, and passion that concern us all. A skilled storyteller, Helle Bundgaard weaves local stories into her own narrative. This collection is bound to attract a wide readership. - Helena Wulff, Stockholm University With distinctive verve, empathy, and humor, Painting Stories portrays the changing lives of traditional Indian painters - and their Danish ethnographer - across thirty years. Helle Bundgaard beautifully illustrates the power of stories to cultivate and celebrate caring connections, and to grant subtle ethnographic insights. - Kirin Narayan, Australian National University, author of Alive in the Writing

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Helle Bundgaard is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen.

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