No God in Sight - Couverture rigide

Tyrewala, Altaf

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1596921943 ISBN 13 : 9781596921948

Editeur : MacAdam/Cage Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

A daring novel about present-day Bombayand the individual lives that spark the city's consciousness. Fast-paced and innovative, "No God in Sight" captures the seething multiplicity of Bombay through first-person accounts of an abortionist, a convert, a pregnant refugee, a gangster in hiding, a butcher, and an apathetic CEO, among others. As the reader is hurled from monologue to short story to anecdote, disparate lives collide in tantalising ways. A family flees religious persecution in their village to take refuge in an urban slum; women walk the tightrope of free will and dormant violence; a father and son grant each other the relief of estrangement; and young men and women struggle to comprehend the consequences of sexual attraction. At the heart of the action is the city itself: a teeming, breathing, suffering Bombay that demands subservience and total surrender before it will sanction survival. Insightful, ironic, and scathingly honest, "No God in Sight" is a brilliant début by a young writer.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A daring novel about present-day Bombay and the individual lives that spark the city’s consciousness.

Fast-paced and innovative, No God in Sight captures the seething multiplicity of Bombay through first-person accounts of an abortionist, a convert, a pregnant refugee, a gangster in hiding, a butcher, and an apathetic CEO, among others.

As the reader is hurtled from monologue to short story to anecdote, disparate lives collide in tantalizing ways. A family flees religious persecution in their village to take refuge in an urban slum; women walk the tightrope of free will and dormant violence; a father and son grant each other the relief of estrangement; and young men and women struggle to comprehend the consequences of sexual attraction. At the heart of the action is the city itself: a teeming, breathing, suffering Bombay that demands subservience and total surrender before it will sanction survival.

Insightful, ironic, and scathingly honest, No God in Sight is a brilliant debut by a talented young writer.

Revue de presse

“...a vivid composite of contemporary life in Mumbai...[an] accomplished debut.”
— The Sunday Express

“Tyrewala doesn't use many words. But the few he picks pack a punch.”
— The Hindu

“...great stuff by any standards...This literary debut is bound to set Tyrewala rolling towards bigger destinations.”
— Indian Express

“...very clever...It’s writing at the speed of light. It works well. It reads easily. It’s confident. It’s efficient...this is that rarity, a readable book that will grab you by the neck and keep you going.”
— The Hindustan Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: MacAdam/Cage Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1596921943
• ISBN 13: 9781596921948
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 209
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible