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Suffocating in the small-town world of his parents, Vijay is desperate to escape to the raw energy of Bombay in the early 1990s. His big chance arrives unexpectedly when the family servant Raju is recruited by a right wing organization. As a result of an article he writes about the increasing power of sectarian politicians, Vijay gets a job in a small Bombay publication, The Indian Secularist. There he meets Rustom Sorabjee - the inspirational founder of the magazine who opens Vijay's eyes to the damage caused to the nation by the mixing of religion and politics.A year after his arrival in Bombay, Vijay is caught up in violent riots that rip though the city, a reflection of the upsurge of fundamentalism everywhere in the country. He is sent to a small tea town in the Nilgiri mountains to recover, but finds that the unrest in the rest of India has touched this peaceful spot as well, specifically a spectacular shrine called The Tower of God, which is the object of political wrangling. He is befriended by Noah, an enigmatic and colourful character who lives in the local cemetery and quotes Pessoa, Cavafy, and Rimbaud but is ostracised by a local elite obsessed with little more than growing their prize fuchsias. As the discord surrounding the local shrine comes to a head, Vijay tries to alert them to the dangers, but his intervention will have consequences he could never have foreseen.
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David Davidar is the author of the international best-seller, The House of Blue Mangoes, which was published in sixteen countries.
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The Solitude of Emperors
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Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2008
ISBN 10: 0753824493
ISBN 13: 9780753824498
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Seller: Hamelyn, Madrid, M, Spain
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Condition: Good. : En la Bombay de los años 90, Vijay, un joven que escapa del mundo de su familia, encuentra trabajo en una pequeña publicación donde conoce a Rustom Sorabjee, quien le abre los ojos al daño causado por la mezcla de religión y política. Un año después, Vijay se ve envuelto en violentos disturbios que azotan la ciudad. Para recuperarse, es enviado a un pueblo en las montañas Nilgiri, donde se hace amigo de Noah, un personaje enigmático. A medida que la discordia en torno a un santuario local llega a un punto crítico, Vijay intenta alertar a la gente de los peligros, pero su intervención tendrá consecuencias imprevistas. 'The Solitude of Emperors' es una novela sobre la India moderna y sobre lo que impulsa las creencias fundamentalistas. EAN: 9780753824498 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Solitude of Emperors Autor: David Davidar Editorial: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) Idioma: en Páginas: 320 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-09-25-077452c3