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Mrs D'Silva's Detective Instincts and the Shaitan of Calcutta
Glen Peters
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Description for Mrs D'Silva's Detective Instincts and the Shaitan of Calcutta
Paperback. Presents the story of an Anglo Indian community in 1960s Calcutta who are coming to terms with India taking its first few faltering steps towards democracy. This book includes a list of recipes and a glossary of Anglo Indian words. It is suitable for those interested in stories of South Asia, and the cross-over of English and Indian. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 358.
The book is the story of an Anglo Indian community in 1960s Calcutta coming to terms with India taking its first few faltering steps towards democracy. Joan is a single parent whose son's accidental discovery of the body of a young woman, gets her embroiled in the sinister activities of a maoist faction. The movement is bent on bringing a violent revolution to overturn the unfairness of caste, class, religion and privilege. The book evokes the rich multicultural but confused five hundred year heritage of the Anglo Indian community who feel abandoned by the British and unsure of their fellow ... Read more
The book is the story of an Anglo Indian community in 1960s Calcutta coming to terms with India taking its first few faltering steps towards democracy. Joan is a single parent whose son's accidental discovery of the body of a young woman, gets her embroiled in the sinister activities of a maoist faction. The movement is bent on bringing a violent revolution to overturn the unfairness of caste, class, religion and privilege. The book evokes the rich multicultural but confused five hundred year heritage of the Anglo Indian community who feel abandoned by the British and unsure of their fellow ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
358g
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906998011
SKU
V9781906998011
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
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