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A stunning new novel from a celebrated Indian writerLev is a man who has come down in the world. Once a biological scientist, he is now a chauffeur in 'that new Russia where physicists wash windows and engineers drive trams'. So he decides to take his somewhat lethal knowledge abroad; to offer his services to a foreign government. But on the way from the airport his taxi is stopped, and he is robbed. It is in this helpless state, alone and adrift in Delhi, that Lev meets Maya. Beautiful, ferocious and utterly original, Maya has been waiting for a man like Lev to walk into her life. Briefly they come together, and Lev steps into the marvellous world that is Maya. But then something terrible happens - something for which the Russian scientist is blamed.The Brainfever Bird is an exquisite love story, a tale of international intrigue and biological weapons, a literary thriller of incredibly beauty, bursting with life, dreams and wonder.
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A fascinating study of human foibles for every reader, but a sensory treat for lovers of this fascinating country. -- Daily Telegraph on The Everest Hotel
No Indian writer can tilt his sentences at such curious angles to achieve such a fine calibration of wit. Rigorous virtuosity on such a scale is over-whelming. -- Times Literary Supplement
Rich and evocative...you can see the lush vegetation, smell the rice-fields and fruit, hear the birdsong. -- Independent
Sealy's melodic prose is alive to every nuance of teh lush landscape around him, one he populates with an intriguing tale about people's inability to connect. -- Sunday Times
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An exquisite tale of love and revenge, The Brainfever Bird is the stunning new novel from acclaimed Indian writer I Allan Sealy.
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0330412051
- ISBN 13 9780330412056
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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