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Ox-Tales refers to four anthologies of short stories written by 38 of the UK's best known authors. All the authors donated their stories to Oxfam. The books and stories are loosely based on the four elements (Earth, Fire, Air and Water) The Ox-Tales books were published in partnership with Green Profile〔("Green Books Campaign: Ox-Tales Earth" ), Iris on Books, 10 November 2010.〕〔(Green Profile ) 〕 in order to raise revenue to fund Oxfam's projects which fight poverty around the world.〔(Oxfam GB )〕 Oxfam receives a percentage of the cover price of each book sold (£3.50 per book if bought directly from an Oxfam shop or Oxfam's online store〔(Oxfam's Online Store )〕 and 50p if the books are purchased through other retailers). ==Themes== The themes of the collections are intended to represent four aspects of Oxfam's work: * Earth — land rights and farming〔(Oxfam GB: Land Rights in Africa )〕 * Air — combating climate change〔(Oxfam GB: Combatting Climate Change )〕 * Fire — campaigning for arms control〔(Oxfam GB: Campaigning for Arms Control )〕 * Water — safe water and sanitation〔(Oxfam GB: Water and Sanitation )〕 Each book contains a poem by Vikram Seth and an afterword written by Oxfam, detailing their work in that area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ox-Tales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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