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Of Smokeless Fire
- A Novel
Engelsk
Bogcover for Of Smokeless Fire af A.A. Jafri, 9780670093304
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
376
ISBN-13:
9780670093304
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
0670093300
Udg. Dato:
19 apr 2021
Størrelse i cm:
14,6 x 22,3 x 3,7
Oplagsdato:
19 apr 2021
Forfatter(e):

Of Smokeless Fire

- A Novel
Engelsk
Hardback 2021
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Djinns-the invisible beings made of smokeless fire are Allah''s creations. Human beings cannot create or beget them, but whether it was a djinn or not, a rumour took birth that day that a djinn was born at the residence of Noor ul Haq, bar-atlaw. So begins the story of a lifelong friendship between three unlikely children. Mansoor, the rumoured djinn, who balances his love and loyalty between his devoutly religious mother and his erudite, alcoholic father. Mehrun, the churail-a Medusa-like creature-who struggles to get an English-medium education, the elusive ticket out of poverty. And Joseph, the bhangi, a derisive name for a sweeper, who dreams of becoming a movie star as he cleans the toilets of the rich and powerful. Wearing their insults like a garland, they transgress society''s norm and follow their dreams. Their lives intimately tied to the vagaries of Pakistan''s politics, alternating between tragedies and triumphs. Of Smokeless Fire is a story about belonging and displacement. It is a reminder that belonging is not just about allegiance, and exile is not just physical. The novel asks the questions: Once you are ripped from your homeland, do you become homeless forever? What does it mean to live in a land that has forsaken you? Whether rooted or uprooted, is your relationship with your country conditioned by its politics?
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
376
ISBN-13:
9780670093304
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
0670093300
Udg. Dato:
19 apr 2021
Størrelse i cm:
14,6 x 22,3 x 3,7
Oplagsdato:
19 apr 2021
Forfatter(e):
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