Share
Life Was Here Somewhere
Ajeet Cour
(Author)
·
Speaking Tiger Books
· Paperback
Life Was Here Somewhere - Cour, Ajeet
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My Wishlists
Origin: U.S.A.
(Import costs included in the price)
It will be shipped from our warehouse between
Monday, July 22 and
Wednesday, August 07.
You will receive it anywhere in United Kingdom between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "Life Was Here Somewhere"
'He is just a boy, frightened, wounded and bleeding, in need of food andshelter. It would be inhuman to hand him over to the cops, ' thinks the narratorin the story 'Dead-end'. Unless...could he be the terrorist who killed herbrother Kewal? And if so, does he not deserve the same end?'The opening story in this collection by a doyenne of Punjabi literature jolts thereader into facing uncomfortable questions-and each story that follows holds usin a similar grip. In 'Walking a Tightrope', the narrator is shocked to find she has asecond maternal uncle. Why had his existence been kept hidden for so long-andwho was more to blame-the uncle, or his tyrannical father, Bhaiyaji?After the abuse she suffered as a child at the hands of her uncle, Mansukhaniin 'Unsought Passion' forever thinks of men as 'devils and pigs'-but does herchildhood trauma give her the right to force her attentions on Raaj? And inthe eponymous 'Life Was Here Somewhere', the narrator finds many lessonsabout life and human nature in a pile of garbage in front of her home.In these fourteen short stories, which blur the lines between fiction andmemoir, Ajeet Cour paints rich vignettes of life in Delhi, Chandigarh and thevillages of Punjab. Effortlessly translated from the original Punjabi by the author, these are unforgettable stories-searing, moving and always deeply human.
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
All books in our catalog are Original.
The book is written in English.
The binding of this edition is Paperback.
✓ Producto agregado correctamente al carro, Ir a Pagar.
