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Land Where I Flee
Prajwal Parajuly
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Description for Land Where I Flee
Paperback. Three Westernized siblings return to their Himalayan hometown, but a game of happy families is the last thing on the cards. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
To commemorate Chitralekha Nepauney's Chaurasi - her landmark 84th birthday - three of Chitralekha's grandchildren are travelling to Gangtok, Sikkim, to pay their respects. Agastaya is flying in from New York. Although a successful oncologist, he is dreading his family's inquisition into why he is not married, and is terrified that the reason for his bachelordom will be discovered. Joining him are Manasa and Bhagwati, travelling from London and Colorado respectively. One the Oxford-educated achiever; the other the disgraced eloper - one moneyed but miserable; the other ostracized but optimistic. All three harbour the same dual objective: to emerge from ... Read more
To commemorate Chitralekha Nepauney's Chaurasi - her landmark 84th birthday - three of Chitralekha's grandchildren are travelling to Gangtok, Sikkim, to pay their respects. Agastaya is flying in from New York. Although a successful oncologist, he is dreading his family's inquisition into why he is not married, and is terrified that the reason for his bachelordom will be discovered. Joining him are Manasa and Bhagwati, travelling from London and Colorado respectively. One the Oxford-educated achiever; the other the disgraced eloper - one moneyed but miserable; the other ostracized but optimistic. All three harbour the same dual objective: to emerge from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
187g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780873008
SKU
V9781780873008
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About Prajwal Parajuly
Prajwal Parajuly - the son of an Indian father and a Nepalese mother - divides his time between New York and Oxford, England, but disappears to Gangtok, his hometown in the Indian Himalayas, at every opportunity. Parts of The Gurkha's Daughter: Stories were written while he was a writer-in-residence at Truman State University, in Kirksville, Missouri.
Reviews for Land Where I Flee
'An intelligent novel about identity in an ever-changing world, offering a glimpse into a fascinating culture' The Lady.
Lady
'Original and convincing ... Illuminating and compelling' Spectator.
Spectator
'The most intelligent and entertaining novel to come out of South Asia in the last decade' Telegraph (India).
Telegraph (India)
Parajuly's clever, caustic work savours the ... Read more
Lady
'Original and convincing ... Illuminating and compelling' Spectator.
Spectator
'The most intelligent and entertaining novel to come out of South Asia in the last decade' Telegraph (India).
Telegraph (India)
Parajuly's clever, caustic work savours the ... Read more