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Author: Anuradha Roy Publisher: Headline Welbeck Fiction ISBN: 1914495055 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 202
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'A writer of great subtlety and intelligence, who understands that emotional power comes from the steady accretion of detail' Kamila Shamsie, Guardian 'She writes elegantly and intelligently whatever the subject matter' Francesca Angelini, The Times 'A compulsively readable novel' Manil Suri, New York Times 'A horse was in flames. It roamed beneath the ocean breathing fire . . . ' When he wakes up, Elango knows his life has changed. His dream will consume him until he gives it shape. The potter must create a terracotta horse whose beauty will be reason enough for its existence. Yet he cannot pin down from where it has galloped into his mind – the Mahabharata, or Trojan legend, or his anonymous potter-ancestors. Nor can he say where it belongs – in a temple compound, within a hotel lobby, or with Zohra, whom he despairs of ever marrying. The astral, indefinable force driving Elango towards forbidden love and creation has unleashed other currents. A neighbourhood girl begins her bewildering journey into adulthood, developing a complicated relationship with him. A lost dog adopts him, taking over his heart. Meanwhile, his community is driven by inflammatory passions of a different kind. Here, people, animals, and even the gods live on a knife's edge and the consequences of daring to dream against the tide are cataclysmic. Moving between India and England, The Earthspinner reflects the many ways in which the East encounters the West. It breathes new life into ancient myths, giving allegorical shape to the war of fanaticism against reason and the imagination. It is an intricate, wrenching novel about the changed ways of loving and living in the modern world.
Author: Anuradha Roy Publisher: Headline Welbeck Fiction ISBN: 1914495055 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 202
Book Description
'A writer of great subtlety and intelligence, who understands that emotional power comes from the steady accretion of detail' Kamila Shamsie, Guardian 'She writes elegantly and intelligently whatever the subject matter' Francesca Angelini, The Times 'A compulsively readable novel' Manil Suri, New York Times 'A horse was in flames. It roamed beneath the ocean breathing fire . . . ' When he wakes up, Elango knows his life has changed. His dream will consume him until he gives it shape. The potter must create a terracotta horse whose beauty will be reason enough for its existence. Yet he cannot pin down from where it has galloped into his mind – the Mahabharata, or Trojan legend, or his anonymous potter-ancestors. Nor can he say where it belongs – in a temple compound, within a hotel lobby, or with Zohra, whom he despairs of ever marrying. The astral, indefinable force driving Elango towards forbidden love and creation has unleashed other currents. A neighbourhood girl begins her bewildering journey into adulthood, developing a complicated relationship with him. A lost dog adopts him, taking over his heart. Meanwhile, his community is driven by inflammatory passions of a different kind. Here, people, animals, and even the gods live on a knife's edge and the consequences of daring to dream against the tide are cataclysmic. Moving between India and England, The Earthspinner reflects the many ways in which the East encounters the West. It breathes new life into ancient myths, giving allegorical shape to the war of fanaticism against reason and the imagination. It is an intricate, wrenching novel about the changed ways of loving and living in the modern world.
Author: Anuradha Roy Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 9391028799 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 232
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'A horse was in flames. It roamed beneath the ocean breathing fire . . .' When he wakes up, Elango knows his life has changed. His dream will consume him until he gives it shape. The potter must create a terracotta horse whose beauty will be reason enough for its existence. Yet he cannot pin down from where it has galloped into his mind - the Mahabharata, or Trojan legend, or his anonymous potter-ancestors. Nor can he say where it belongs - in a temple compound, within a hotel lobby, or with Zohra, whom he despairs of ever marrying. The astral, indefinable force driving Elango towards forbidden love and creation has unleashed other currents. A neighbourhood girl begins her bewildering journey into adulthood, developing a complicated relationship with him. A lost dog adopts him, taking over his heart. Meanwhile, his community is driven by inflammatory passions of a different kind. Here, people, animals, and even the gods live on a knife's edge and the consequences of daring to dream against the tide are cataclysmic. Moving between India and England, The Earthspinner reflects the many ways in which the East encounters the West. It breathes new life into ancient myths, giving allegorical shape to the war of fanaticism against reason and the imagination. It is an intricate, wrenching novel about the changed ways of loving and living in the modern world.
Author: Anuradha Roy Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451633351 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 292
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From the widely acclaimed author of An Atlas of Impossible Longing, a powerful and triumphantly beautiful novel set in contemporary India, about a young woman forging a new life in the foothills of the Himalayas. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2011 MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE HINDU LITERARY PRIZE FOR BEST FICTION 2011 With her debut novel, An Atlas of Impossible Longing, Anuradha Roy’s exquisite storytelling instantly won readers’ hearts around the world, and the novel was named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post and The Seattle Times. Now, Roy has returned with another masterpiece that is already earning international prize attention, an evocative and deeply moving tale of a young woman making a new life for herself amid the foothills of the Himalaya. Desperate to leave a private tragedy behind, Maya abandons herself to the rhythms of the little village, where people coexist peacefully with nature. But all is not as it seems, and she soon learns that no refuge is remote enough to keep out the modern world. When power-hungry politicians threaten her beloved mountain community, Maya finds herself caught between the life she left behind and the new home she is determined to protect. Elegiac, witty, and profound by turns, and with a tender love story at its core, The Folded Earth brims with the same genius and love of language that made An Atlas of Impossible Longing an international success and confirms Anuradha Roy as a major literary talent.
Author: Anuradha Roy Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451609205 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 319
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“This is why we read fiction at all” raves the Washington Post: Family life meets historical romance in this critically acclaimed, “gorgeous, sweeping novel” (Ms Magazine) about two people who find each other when abandoned by everyone else, marking the signal American debut of an award-winning writer who richly deserves her international acclaim. On the outskirts of a small town in Bengal, a family lives in solitude in their vast new house. Here, lives intertwine and unravel. A widower struggles with his love for an unmarried cousin. Bakul, a motherless daughter, runs wild with Mukunda, an orphan of unknown caste adopted by the family. Confined in a room at the top of the house, a matriarch goes slowly mad; her husband searches for its cause as he shapes and reshapes his garden. As Mukunda and Bakul grow, their intense closeness matures into something else, and Mukunda is banished to Calcutta. He prospers in the turbulent years after Partition, but his thoughts stay with his home, with Bakul, with all that he has lost—and he knows that he must return.
Author: Anuradha Roy Publisher: Graywolf Press ISBN: 1555979475 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 265
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Long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, a novel about violence, love, and religion in modern India On a train bound for the seaside town of Jarmuli, known for its temples, three elderly women meet a young documentary filmmaker named Nomi, whose braided hair, tattoos, and foreign air set her apart. At a brief stop en route, the women witness a sudden assault on Nomi that leaves her stranded as the train pulls away. Later in Jarmuli, among pilgrims, priests, and ashrams, the women disembark only to find that Nomi has managed to arrive on her own. What is someone like her, clearly not a worshipper, doing in this remote place? Over the next five days, the women live out their long-planned dream of a holiday together; their temple guide pursues a forbidden love; and Nomi is joined by a photographer to scout locations for a documentary. As their lives overlap and collide, Nomi's past comes into focus, and the serene surface of the town is punctured by violence and abuse as Jarmuli is revealed as a place with a long, dark history that transforms all who encounter it. A haunting, vibrant novel that was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and short-listed for the Hindu Literary Prize, Anuradha Roy's Sleeping on Jupiter is a brilliantly told story of contemporary India from an internationally acclaimed writer.
Author: Paul Backholer Publisher: ByFaith Media ISBN: 190706687X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 220
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In this compelling narrative, find the keys to unlock the mysteries of the Book of Revelation in an uncomplicated unveiling of biblical prophecy. The end times will come alive! Get ready to understand the last days, the hope of the rapture and the purpose of the tribulation. Unveil the deception of Antichrist, the treachery of the world union of governments and the foreshadowing of the abomination of desolation. Explore Israel’s peace treaty with the man of sin and discover the apocalyptic purpose for the third temple in Jerusalem. Celebrate God’s victory at Armageddon and joy in the return of Jesus Christ to Israel, as He unveils the wonders of His millennial reign. Observe the restoration of the Jews and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, as you glory in the defeat of Satan and the ultimate triumph of God. Filled throughout with Scriptural references for observation, take an easy to understand journey with an angelic witness to discover how the world will end, to prepare for the creation of the new heavens and earth. The nations will declare that Jesus Christ is the King of kings and the Lord of lords! Biblical Themes Explored: * Jesus on the Last Days. * The Key to the End Times. * Six End of the Age Signs. * Israel and the Jews. * Church Apostasy. * Holy Spirit Awakening. * 666 – Mark of the Beast. * The Third Jewish Temple. * Media Bias and Antichrist. * Preparation for One World Government. * Work of Antichrist spirits & Signs of the Times. * Foundations for the Man of Sin. * Censorship to Prepare for Antichrist. * Escaping the Seven Year Tribulation. * The Rapture of the Church of Jesus. * The Divided Tribulation Explained. * Seven Seals & Seven Trumpets. * Seven Thunders & Seven Bowls of Wrath. * Antichrist’s Peace Treaty with Israel. * Four Horses of the Apocalypse. * The Jews and the 144,000 Evangelists. * Antichrist Smashes Israel’s Peace Treaty. * War on Israel & the Invasion of Jerusalem. * Abomination of Desolation, Temple Defiled. * War on the Saints and Persecution of the Jews. * The Counterfeit Antichrist Resurrection. * The Meaning of the Beast from the Earth. * Supernatural Power & the Beast out of the Sea. * Two Supernatural Witnesses, Elijah & Moses. * Armageddon Apocalypse, Nuclear War. * Restoration of the Jews to the Messiah. * Return of Jesus Christ, Every Eye Will See Him. * Millennial Reign on Earth, Perfect Peace. * Devil Bound for a Thousand Years. * The Total Defeat of Satan & the Demonic. * Great White Throne Judgment. * The Nephilim and Antichrist. * The End of Earth in Fire. * New Heaven, New Earth.
Author: STANLEY COUTINHO Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 200
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This book is a glimpse into my on-going flirtation with Dame Literature … and the rare occasion when … she winked back. Regarding the poems, some of them arose in response to the morning wishes received as “forwards” via WhatsApp by people who could be considered as the modern roosters – summoning the sun over the horizon every day; others arose out of a deeply emotional response to situations like the present on-going pandemic. And then there are others. The short-stories are based on happenings as I grew more and more aware of the world around me, and as I wandered through swamps of dog-eared files, never ceasing to wonder at the infinite variety of human feelings, deviousness – and resilience. Altogether, they reflect an attitude towards life: some guiding philosophy, some amount of humour, and … love.
Author: Sarita Mandanna Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 044657418X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 398
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As the first girl to be born into the Nachimanda family in over thirty-five years, the beautiful Devi is the object of adoration of her entire family. Spirited and strong-willed, she befriends the shy Devanna, a young boy whose mother has died in tragic circumstances. Together they grow up amidst the luscious jungles, rolling hills, and coffee plantations of Coorg in Southern India; cocooned by an extended family whose roots to this beautiful land can be traced for centuries. Their futures seem inevitably linked, but everything changes when, one night, they attend a "tiger wedding." It is there that Devi gets her first glimpse of Machu, the celebrated tiger killer and a hunter of great repute. Although she is still a child and Machu is a man, Devi vows to marry him one day. It is this love that will gradually drive a wedge between Devi and Devanna, sowing the seed of a devastating tragedy that will change the fate of all three --- an event that has unforeseen and far-reaching consequences for generations to come. Told in rich, lyrical prose and set against the background of a changing society, Tiger Hills is a sweeping saga about one woman's determination to live life on her own terms --- and a riveting novel about the choices we make in the name of family, nation, and love. .
Author: Anuradha Roy Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 0857058150 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 312
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**NOW SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD** "A writer of great subtlety and intelligence . . . a beautifully written and compelling story of how families fall apart and what remains of the aftermath" Kamila Shamsie, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 "The book everyone is talking about for the summer" Lorraine Candy, Sunday Times In my childhood, I was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an Englishman" - so begins the story of Myshkin and his mother, Gayatri, who is driven to rebel against tradition and follow her artist's instinct for freedom. Freedom of a different kind is in the air across India. The fight against British rule is reaching a critical turn. The Nazis have come to power in Germany. At this point of crisis, two strangers arrive in Gayatri's town, opening up for her the vision of other possible lives. What took Myshkin's mother from India to Dutch-held Bali in the 1930s, ripping a knife through his comfortingly familiar environment? Excavating the roots of the world in which he was abandoned, Myshkin comes to understand the connections between anguish at home and a war-torn universe overtaken by patriotism. Anuradha Roy's enthralling novel is a powerful parable for our times, telling the story of men and women trapped in a dangerous era uncannily similar to the present. Impassioned, elegiac, and gripping, it brims with the same genius that has brought Roy's earlier fiction international renown. "One of India's greatest living authors" - O, The Oprah Magazine "Roy's writing is a joy" - Financial Times
Author: Manju Jaidka Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1000933156 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 485
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Today, Indian writing in English is a fi eld of study that cannot be overlooked. Whereas at the turn of the 20th century, writers from India who chose to write in English were either unheeded or underrated, with time the literary world has been forced to recognize and accept their contribution to the corpus of world literatures in English. Showcasing the burgeoning field of Indian English writing, this encyclopedia documents the poets, novelists, essayists, and dramatists of Indian origin since the pre-independence era and their dedicated works. Written by internationally recognized scholars, this comprehensive reference book explores the history and development of Indian writers, their major contributions, and the critical reception accorded to them. The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English will be a valuable resource to students, teachers, and academics navigating the vast area of contemporary world literature.
Author: Anuradha Roy
Author: Anuradha Roy
Author: Anuradha Roy
Author: Anuradha Roy
Author: Anuradha Roy
Author: Anuradha Roy
Author: Paul Backholer
Author: STANLEY COUTINHO
Author: Sarita Mandanna
Author: Anuradha Roy
Author: Manju Jaidka