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Ladataan... Boats on Land: A collection of Short StoriesTekijä: Janice Pariat
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Shillong etched and framed in beautiful sentences and memorable short stories... ( ) A girl dreams of being a firebird. An artist watches souls turn into trees. A man shape-shifts into a tiger. Written with political struggles and social unrest mingling with fireside tales and age old superstitions as the background, Boats on Land is a unique way of looking at India’s northeast and its people against a larger historical canvas – the early days of the British Raj, the World Wars, conversions to Christianity, and the missionaries. Read the complete review at http://thebookoutline.blogspot.in/2012/11/book-review-boats-on-land.html näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Boats on Land is a unique way of looking at India¿s northeast and its people against a larger historical canvas the early days of the British Raj, the World Wars, conversions to Christianity, and the missionaries. This is a world in which the everyday is infused with folklore and a deep belief in the supernatural. Here, a girl dreams of being a firebird. An artist watches souls turn into trees. A man shape-shifts into a tiger. Another is bewitched by water fairies. Political struggles and social unrest interweave with fireside tales and age-old superstitions. Boats on Land quietly captures our fragile and awkward place in the world. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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