LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2015
A stark and unflinching novel by a spellbinding storyteller, about religion, love and violence in the modern world.
A train stops at a railway station. A young woman jumps off. She has wild hair, sloppy clothes, a distracted air. She looks Indian, yet she is somehow not. The sudden violence of what happens next leaves the other passengers gasping.
The train terminates at Jarmuli, a temple town by the sea. Here, among pilgrims, priests and ashrams, three old women disembark only to encounter the girl once again. What is someone like her doing in this remote corner, which attracts only worshippers?
Over the next five days, the old women live out their long-planned dream of a holiday together; their temple guide finds ecstasy in forbidden love; and the girl is joined by a photographer battling his own demons.
The full force of the evil and violence beneath the serene surface of the town becomes evident when their lives overlap and collide. Unexpected connections are revealed between devotion and violence, friendship and fear, as Jarmuli is revealed as a place with a long, dark past that transforms all who encounter it.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: NEUF. Élevée en Norvège par sa mère adoptive, Nomi revient un jour dans la petite ville sainte de la baie du Bengale où elle a passé une partie de son enfance. Si ce retour signifie d'abord la résurgence d'un passé douloureux, il est aussi l'occasion de rencontres faisant écho aux questionnements de la jeune femme sur les liens entre spiritualité et sexualité, souvenir et oubli, deuils et résilience. Avec ce troisième roman, Anuradha Roy, dont l'écriture allie magistralement retenue et engagement, s'impose comme une voix forte de la littérature indienne contemporaine. - Nombre de page(s) : 320 - Poids : 296g - Langue : ANGLAIS (INDE) - Genre : Littérature Anglo-Saxonne LITTERATURE IND. Seller Inventory # N9782330073138