A Map of Where I Live (Asian Writers S.) - Softcover

Shankar, S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0435081438 ISBN 13: 9780435081430

Publisher: Heinemann, 1997

Synopsis

"A Map of Where I Live" is a humorous and provocative novel of political intrigue and social turmoil in a time when the only sanity is madness. It's a dreamlike adventure story of lives and episodes borne from the innumerable possibilities of "real life" and the imagination. Valur Vishveswaran, an eccentric recluse from India, believes he has discovered and visited Gulliver's Island. Alternating journal entries retell both his fantastic journey and the life of C. Ramakrishnan, a wayward student who becomes involved in the election campaign of a union official. Their bizarre stories intersect and culminate in a surprising case of murder and redemption.

About this title

Synopsis:

Valur Vishveswaran, an eccentric recluse, has visited Gulliver's Island. His story is presented in a memoir that alternates with journal entries made by a Tamil involved in the election campaign of a union official. Their stories intersect and culminate in a case of murder and liberation.

About the Author:

S. Shankar is an assistant professor at Rutgers University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0435081438
• ISBN 13: 9780435081430
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 241