Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi Libri
Questo autore indiano, che scrive in inglese, si addentra in complesse relazioni umane e identità culturali. La sua opera è caratterizzata da una prosa lirica e da profonde intuizioni nella psicologia dei suoi personaggi. Attraverso immagini evocative e un'acuta osservazione, cattura le sfumature della società indiana insieme a temi universali come l'amore, la perdita e la ricerca di significato. Le sue narrazioni risuonano con i lettori a livello globale grazie alla loro profondità emotiva e alla loro abilità letteraria.
What does it mean to lose someone? To answer this timeless question, bestselling author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi draws on a string of devastating personal losses of his mother, of his father and of a beloved pet to craft a moving memoir of death and grief. With surgical detachment and subtle feeling, Shanghvi charts the landscape of bereavement as he takes the reader down the dark, winding path to healing. Clear-eyed and intimate, Loss is the first Volume of non-fiction by one of India's most beloved writer of life experience.
The Last Song of Dusk
- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Set in colonial India, this novel follows the fortunes of Anuradha, whose fabled beauty is such that the peacocks of Udaipur gather to bid her farewell as she journeys to meet her groom, Vardhmaan, in Bombay. Written in Technicolour, Bollywood prose, this novel pirouettes between laughter and heartbreak.
The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay
- 364pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Bombay, the story follows photographer Karan Seth as he navigates the city's allure and cruelty. He forms connections with an eccentric pianist, a reclusive Bollywood queen, and a married woman who draws him into a complex affair. A tragic event disrupts their lives, plunging them into a world of sex, crime, and betrayal. This narrative explores the complexities of love and the transformative strength of friendship amidst the challenges of modern India, offering a poignant reflection on personal and societal upheaval.
So märchenhaft schön ist die junge Anuradha, dass selbst die Pfauen von Udaipur zum Abschied grüßen. Anuradha verlässt ihr Dorf, um ihren Bräutigam Vardhmaan aufzusuchen, den gut aussehenden Arzt aus Bombay, für den die Damen der guten Gesellschaft sich eine vorgetäuschte Krankheit nach der anderen zulegen. Wir treffen seine hexengleiche Stiefmutter und ihren lästermäuligen Papagei. Ein Kleinkind, dessen Gesang alle Menschen in der Umgebung verzaubert, und ein anderes Kind, das in den ersten sechs Jahren seines Lebens kein Sterbenswort sagt. Wir erfahren von den magischen Kräften der Musik und der schwefelnden Rache eines Hauses. Aber im Mittelpunkt der Geschichte. Angesiedelt in Indien am Ende der Kolonialzeit, steht Anuradhas Cousine Nandini, ein verführerisches Waisenkind mit einem dunklen Herzen und einer außergewöhlichen Gabe für das Malen...
