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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: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
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
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
292g
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906998394
SKU
V9781906998394
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-12
About Glen Peters
Glen Peters was born in Allahabad, India, to a family originally from the city of Lucknow. His early childhood was spent living in a railway colony near Calcutta. After his family immigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1960s he attended university in London where he graduated in chemistry and was president of the students' union. He pursued a career ... Read more
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