The Lowland
3 journalers for this copy...
Blurb:
From Subhash's earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk and in the hyacinth-strewn ponds where they played for hours on end, Udayan was always in his older brother's sight. So close in age, they were inseparable in childhood and yet, as the years pass - as U.S tanks roll into Vietnam and riots sweep across India - their brotherly bond can do nothing to forestall the tragedy that will upend their lives. Udayan - charismatic and impulsive - finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty. He will give everything, risk all, for what he believes, and in doing so will transform the futures of those dearest to him.
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Read it a while ago - excellent!
From Subhash's earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk and in the hyacinth-strewn ponds where they played for hours on end, Udayan was always in his older brother's sight. So close in age, they were inseparable in childhood and yet, as the years pass - as U.S tanks roll into Vietnam and riots sweep across India - their brotherly bond can do nothing to forestall the tragedy that will upend their lives. Udayan - charismatic and impulsive - finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty. He will give everything, risk all, for what he believes, and in doing so will transform the futures of those dearest to him.
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Read it a while ago - excellent!
Wishlist book for grovalskii! Passed on over a cup of hot beverage at one of our lovely little after-work meet-ups.
And a lovely little meet-up it was! Thank you so much for the book(s)!
I do love Jhumpa Lahiri. What great story telling! This of course was a very sad (but also educational) story, but I love how the characters were described and situations were seen from different views. Wonderful book!
Personal handover at a meetup at Cafe o Corvo. Happy reading!
Thank you grovalskii, for the meeting and for the book, I look forward to reading it.