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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Vanishings: Eight Stories. Book.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The George Garrett Fiction Prize: Judge's Choice, selected by Kaveh Akbar Eight jeweled hauntings . . . the disappeared and disappearing, the once-longed-for, the self, the empty door . . . each story immerses you in an intimate, propulsive life that will lodge in your bones. Devastatingly comedic and heartbreaking, together, this collection offers an expansive portrait of South Indian life in today's 21st-century, global worldan unsettling ode to all that modern life takes from us, and brings to bear on, our heritages and human relationships. Through the rich colors and sounds of vivid rural and urban South Indiaeight people, across class, gender, and generational barriers, set out alone in search of someone or something missing. When strange, perhaps supernatural, occurrences interrupt: an unlucky cloud; a magic fairness cream; a fortunetelling parrot, a chance meeting with a guru "godwoman"; a massive citywide power outage; a giant talking moon bird; national rumors of milk-drinking Ganesh idols; even objects in a house after a divorcewhat price will each person pay for choosing to believe in them? Eight jeweled hauntings: the disappeared and disappearing, the once-longed-for, the self, the empty door . . . each story immerses you in an intimate, propulsive life that will lodge in your bones. Devastatingly comedic and heartbreaking, together, this collection offers an expansive portrait of South Indian life in today's 21st-century, global world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: New. The George Garrett Fiction Prize: Judge's Choice, selected by Kaveh Akbar Eight jeweled hauntings . . . the disappeared and disappearing, the once-longed-for, the self, the empty door . . . each story immerses you in an intimate, propulsive life that will lodge in your bones. Devastatingly comedic and heartbreaking, together, this collection offers an expansive portrait of South Indian life in today's 21st-century, global world-an unsettling ode to all that modern life takes from us, and brings to bear on, our heritages and human relationships. Through the rich colors and sounds of vivid rural and urban South India-eight people, across class, gender, and generational barriers, set out alone in search of someone or something missing. When strange, perhaps supernatural, occurrences interrupt: an unlucky cloud; a magic fairness cream; a fortunetelling parrot, a chance meeting with a guru "godwoman"; a massive citywide power outage; a giant talking moon bird; national rumors of milk-drinking Ganesh idols; even objects in a house after a divorce-what price will each person pay for choosing to believe in them.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 175 pages. 6.10x0.51x8.99 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 175 pages. 6.10x0.51x8.99 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 175 pages. 6.10x0.51x8.99 inches. In Stock.

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Soft cover. Condition: New. A simple question led to this collection of essays: How could those who began their working lives soon after independence share their thoughts on work with their grandchildren in the twenty-first century, in a way that would interest them? To answer this question, Y.V. Reddy brings together eminent and successful individuals who also explore why we work; how we define success and failure; the values we bring to work, and the values we imbibe from workplaces. The contributors, mainly from the fields of banking, public policy, journalism, the private sector, and academia, include eminent names like Arun Shourie, K. V. Kamath, P. Chidambaram, Narayana Murthy, K. Srinath Reddy, Latha Venkatesh, and Yashwant Sinha, among many others. Each author belonged to a unique time in history, and is well aware that their work was helping to shape a new nation. Interestingly, they also explore the question of primarily having a workplace, since post-pandemic, people have been redefining workspaces. Work from home, work from office, and hybrid versions of the two are being discussed and yet, for the authors, work without an office was unimaginable. …

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 340 pages. 5.51x0.39x8.50 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The George Garrett Fiction Prize: Judge's Choice, selected by Kaveh Akbar Eight jeweled hauntings . . . the disappeared and disappearing, the once-longed-for, the self, the empty door . . . each story immerses you in an intimate, propulsive life that will lodge in your bones. Devastatingly comedic and heartbreaking, together, this collection offers an expansive portrait of South Indian life in today's 21st-century, global worldan unsettling ode to all that modern life takes from us, and brings to bear on, our heritages and human relationships. Through the rich colors and sounds of vivid rural and urban South Indiaeight people, across class, gender, and generational barriers, set out alone in search of someone or something missing. When strange, perhaps supernatural, occurrences interrupt: an unlucky cloud; a magic fairness cream; a fortunetelling parrot, a chance meeting with a guru 'godwoman'; a massive citywide power outage; a giant talking moon bird; national rumors of milk-drinking Ganesh idols; even objects in a house after a divorcewhat price will each person pay for choosing to believe in them.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A simple question led to this collection of essays: How could those who began their working lives soon after independence share their thoughts on work with their grandchildren in the twenty-first century, in a way that would interest them To answer this question, Y.V. Reddy brings together eminent and successful individuals who also explore why we work; how we define success and failure; the values we bring to work, and the values we imbibe from workplaces. The contributors, mainly from the fields of banking, public policy, journalism, the private sector, and academia, include eminent names like Arun Shourie, K. V. Kamath, P. Chidambaram, Narayana Murthy, K. Srinath Reddy, Latha Venkatesh, and Yashwant Sinha, among many others. Each author belonged to a unique time in history, and is well aware that their work was helping to shape a new nation. Interestingly, they also explore the question of primarily having a workplace, since post-pandemic, people have been redefining workspaces.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. The George Garrett Fiction Prize: Judge's Choice, selected by Kaveh Akbar Eight jeweled hauntings . . . the disappeared and disappearing, the once-longed-for, the self, the empty door . . . each story immerses you in an intimate, propulsive life that will lodge in your bones. Devastatingly comedic and heartbreaking, together, this collection offers an expansive portrait of South Indian life in today's 21st-century, global world-an unsettling ode to all that modern life takes from us, and brings to bear on, our heritages and human relationships. Through the rich colors and sounds of vivid rural and urban South India-eight people, across class, gender, and generational barriers, set out alone in search of someone or something missing. When strange, perhaps supernatural, occurrences interrupt: an unlucky cloud; a magic fairness cream; a fortunetelling parrot, a chance meeting with a guru "godwoman"; a massive citywide power outage; a giant talking moon bird; national rumors of milk-drinking Ganesh idols; even objects in a house after a divorce-what price will each person pay for choosing to believe in them.…