Items related to An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Beginning in 1907 with the founding of a factory in Songarh, a small provincial town where narrow attitudes prevail, the story is of three generations of an Indian family, brilliantly told, in which a sensitive and intelligent foundling boy orphan who is casteless and without religion and Bakul, the motherless granddaughter of the house, grow up together. The boy, Mukunda, spends his time as a servant in the house or reading the books of Mrs Barnum, an Anglo-Englishwoman whose life was saved long ago by Bakul's grandmother, by now demented by loneliness. Mrs Barnum gives Mukunda the run of her house, but as he and Bakul grow, they become aware that their intense closeness is becoming something else, and Bakul's father is warned to separate them. He banishes Mukunda to a school in Calcutta. The many strands of this intensely fashioned narrative converge when Mukunda, by now a successful businessman, returns to Songarh years after he has been exiled from the only home he knew, to resolve the family's destiny.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
'A lyrical love letter to India's past - an India of innocent child brides and jasmine-scented summer evenings. Poetic and evocative. Roy's writing is a joy' Financial Times. (Financial Times)
'A story to lose yourself in ... Anuradha Roy is a wonderful writer ... this tale of three generations of an Indian family, set over the span of the 20th century, is brilliantly told' Sunday Express. (Sunday Express)
'Written with a soaring yet impeccably balanced lyricism, Roy's prose does not hit a single wrong note: its restrained beauty sings off the page. Above all, the book has an elusive quality, so absent from the contemporary novel, a quality that can only be described as grace' Time magazine. (Time magazine)
Book Description:
'A story to lose yourself in ... Anuradha Roy is a wonderful writer ... this tale of three generations of an Indian family, set over the span of the 20th century, is brilliantly told' Sunday Express. (Sunday Express)
'Written with a soaring yet impeccably balanced lyricism, Roy's prose does not hit a single wrong note: its restrained beauty sings off the page. Above all, the book has an elusive quality, so absent from the contemporary novel, a quality that can only be described as grace' Time magazine. (Time magazine)
A love story - as beautiful as it is unbearably sad - about two people who choose each other when others have abandoned them.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherMacLehose Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1847247644
- ISBN 13 9781847247643
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
An Atlas of Impossible Longing (Paperback)
Published by
Quercus Publishing, London
(2009)
ISBN 10: 1847247644
ISBN 13: 9781847247643
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Beginning in 1907 with the founding of a factory in Songarh, a small provincial town where narrow attitudes prevail, the story is of three generations of an Indian family, brilliantly told, in which a sensitive and intelligent foundling boy orphan who is casteless and without religion and Bakul, the motherless granddaughter of the house, grow up together. The boy, Mukunda, spends his time as a servant in the house or reading the books of Mrs Barnum, an Anglo-Englishwoman whose life was saved long ago by Bakul's grandmother, by now demented by loneliness. Mrs Barnum gives Mukunda the run of her house, but as he and Bakul grow, they become aware that their intense closeness is becoming something else, and Bakul's father is warned to separate them. He banishes Mukunda to a school in Calcutta. The many strands of this intensely fashioned narrative converge when Mukunda, by now a successful businessman, returns to Songarh years after he has been exiled from the only home he knew, to resolve the family's destiny. A love story - as beautiful as it is unbearably sad - about two people who choose each other when others have abandoned them. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781847247643
Buy New
£ 13.85
Convert currency
Stock Image
An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Published by
Quercus Publishing 2009-03-05, London
(2009)
ISBN 10: 1847247644
ISBN 13: 9781847247643
New
paperback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9781847247643
Buy New
£ 9.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Published by
MacLehose Press
(2009)
ISBN 10: 1847247644
ISBN 13: 9781847247643
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Next day dispatch. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries. Seller Inventory # mon0000311084
Buy New
£ 6.32
Convert currency
Stock Image
An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Published by
MacLehose Press
(2009)
ISBN 10: 1847247644
ISBN 13: 9781847247643
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # ef0007b40d022affdb13d54e5bd8c10c
Buy New
£ 11.64
Convert currency
Stock Image
An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Published by
Quercus Publishing
(2009)
ISBN 10: 1847247644
ISBN 13: 9781847247643
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. A love story - as beautiful as it is unbearably sad - about two people who choose each other when others have abandoned them. Seller Inventory # B9781847247643
Buy New
£ 9.85
Convert currency
Stock Image
An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Published by
MacLehose Press
(2009)
ISBN 10: 1847247644
ISBN 13: 9781847247643
New
Paperback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Seller Inventory # 9781847247643-GDR
Buy New
£ 10.19
Convert currency
Stock Image
Atlas Of Impossible Longing
Published by
Quercus Publishing Plc
(2009)
ISBN 10: 1847247644
ISBN 13: 9781847247643
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 318 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __1847247644
Buy New
£ 9.19
Convert currency
Stock Image
Atlas of Impossible Longing
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. 2009. Paperback. A love story - as beautiful as it is unbearably sad - about two people who choose each other when others have abandoned them. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781847247643
Buy New
£ 12.01
Convert currency
Stock Image
Atlas of Impossible Longing
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. 2009. Paperback. A love story - as beautiful as it is unbearably sad - about two people who choose each other when others have abandoned them. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781847247643
Buy New
£ 14.11
Convert currency
Seller Image
Atlas of Impossible Longing
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 5869732-n
Buy New
£ 10.18
Convert currency