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Season of the Rainbirds Nadeem Aslam

Season of the Rainbirds von Nadeem Aslam

Season of the Rainbirds Nadeem Aslam


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Zusammenfassung

A sack of letters lost in a train crash has mysteriously reappeared, and the inhabitants of a small town in Pakistan are waiting anxiously to see what long-buried secrets will come to light. The author creates an exotic world, where traditional rituals of everyday life are played out against a backdrop of faraway civil wars and assassinations.

Season of the Rainbirds Zusammenfassung

Season of the Rainbirds Nadeem Aslam

The highly acclaimed and Betty Trask Award winning debut from the author of Maps for Lost Lovers A sack of letters lost in a train crash nineteen years previously has mysteriously reappeared, and the inhabitants of a small town in Pakistan are waiting anxiously to see what long buried secrets will come to light. Could the letters have any bearing on Judge Anwar's murder? In one of the most exquisite fictional debuts of recent years, Nadeem Aslam creates an exotic and timeless world, but one whose traditional rituals of everyday life are played out against an ominous backdrop of faraway civil wars, assassinations, changing regimes, and religious tensions. 'Vivid and poignant.' Evening Standard 'Poised and troubling.' The Times 'A real treat.' Daily Telegraph 'One of the most impressive first novels of recent years.' Salman Rushdie

Season of the Rainbirds Bewertungen

"'One of the most impressive first novels of recent years' Salman Rushdie"

Über Nadeem Aslam

Nadeem Aslam is the author of three previous novels, Season of the Rainbirds (1993), Maps for Lost Lovers (2004) - longlisted for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the IMPAC Prize, and awarded the Kiriyama Prize and the Encore Award - and, most recently, The Wasted Vigil, described by A. S. Byatt as 'unforgettable ... tragic and beautifully written'. Born in Pakistan, he now lives in England and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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CIN0571224792VG
9780571224791
0571224792
Season of the Rainbirds Nadeem Aslam
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Faber & Faber
2005-07-07
208
N/A
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