The Blind Man's Garden - Hardcover

Aslam, Nadeem

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571287913 ISBN 13: 9780571287918

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2013

Synopsis

Pristine

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Review:

Aslam's novels inhabit a sensuous, ornate realm in which the grim realities of the modern world occassinally burst forth. Source: The Sunday Times

'An eye-opening, heartbreaking novel . . . Reminded me of Conrad's Nostromo.' Source: Stephen King

[Aslam is] an exceptionally gifted writer ... The Blind Man's Garden is an impressive accomplishment; a gripping and moving piece of storytelling that gets the calamitous first act in the "War on Terror" on to the page with grace, intelligence and rare authenticity. Author: James Lasdun Source: Guardian

Once or twice a year, a book stuns me. Nadeem Aslam's fourth novel, The Blind Man's Garden, has done just that. My expectations were high: Aslam has won a clutch of prizes. But the power of this extraordinary novel is still jarring ... The poignancy is gut-wrenching ... Man Booker judges: don't miss this. Source: Independent on Sunday

Aslam's painstaking writing process - he works in isolation and self-edits heavily - renders the prose breath-taking, describing sometimes beautiful, sometimes wretched landscapes. It is this hypnotic style that gives Aslam's imagined universe an other-worldly quality ... Aslam has proven himself adept at showing the struggles within Islam, particularly the tension between extremist Islam and its counterpoint, and he does so most powerfully here ... It beguiles. Source: Independent

The Blind Man's Garden is most impressive in its stitching together of dramatic ironies, often under the star of sensuality and underlined by a stripe of brutality ... there is much to admire in Nadeem Aslam's new book. Source: TLS

Aslams powerful new novel ... beautifully evokesvarying places and cultures, portraying different versions of love and loyalty, extremism and cruelty. Source: Prospect

[The Blind Man's Garden] might just be his masterpiece. Source: Yorkshire Post

Aslam's powerful fourth novel ... is delicate and lyrical, rish in flowers, birds, stars .... A novel that is as violent as it is perversely beautiful ... his prose is gloriously seductive ... There is no disputing the passion and urgency of Nadeem Aslams work. Its elegantly raw humanity appeals to the soul, as does this fractures, important novel. Source: The Irish Times

Pages of fine-crafted prose ... A gripping work that goes to the heart of Muslim fanaticism and Pentagon intransigence alike. Aslam is a wonderful talent and we are lucky to have him. Source: Sunday Telegraph

Review:

This is a powerful, moving novel about love, friendship, war. Magnificent. The Times

A gripping and moving piece of storytelling that gets the calamitous first act in the 'War on Terror' on to the page with grace, intelligence and rare authenticity. Guardian

A gripping work ... Aslam is a wonderful talent, and we are lucky to have him. Sunday Telegraph

Powerful and quite astounding... Aslam s masterpiece. The National

Once or twice a year a book stuns me. The Blind Man s Garden has done just that. Independent on Sunday

A monumental novel of love and conflict. Independent

Page after page of compelling story-telling. Daily Mail

A brave, passionate narrative, rich in symbolism and hard truths. The Irish Times

There is no disputing the passion and urgency of Aslam s work. Its elegantly raw humanity appeals to the soul. Irish Times

A wonderful book - as propulsive as any thriller yet leavened with subtlety.

--Metro

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0571287913
• ISBN 13: 9780571287918
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416