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Song of the Golden Sparrow
- A Novel History of Free India
Engelsk Paperback

Song of the Golden Sparrow

- A Novel History of Free India
Engelsk Paperback

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Guilty of the crime of sleeping on the job, the lowly yaksha Prem Chandra Guha, is banished to India on a punishment posting. During his stay here, he must write a sufficiently riveting history of the land of his exile. Prem Chandra arrives in India on the first dawn of her independence and fate brings him to Netarhat, an obscure town near the forests of Chhota Nagpur. It is here that he meets Manhoos, an orphaned urchin who repairs motor vehicles for a living, and his friend Mary, a feisty tribal girl from the nearby Santhal village.Assuming the shape of a common sparrow, Prem Chandra turns into an unobtrusive observer and follows the fortunes of Manhoos and Mary as they travel to Calcutta, and then to Rishikesh, Bangalore, Ahmedabad… As they plunge from one adventure to another, a series of figures play key roles in their lives: the Naxal leader Charu Majumdar; Satyajit Ray, in his crisp dhoti and clipped accent; the ever-giggling Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; the powerful business magnate, Ameer Premji; and even a mysterious man with a 56-inch chest.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9789354471209
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
935447120X
Udg. Dato:
31 jan 2023
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
218mm
Højde:
141mm
Forlag:
Speaking Tiger Publishing Private Limited
Oplagsdato:
31 jan 2023
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