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The Age of Shiva. A Novel.
Manil Suri
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Description for The Age of Shiva. A Novel.
Paperback. "A stunning novel, proof that Manil Suri is a major storyteller of heart and intelligence." -Amy Tan Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
The Age of Shiva is at once a powerful story of a country in turmoil and an "unflinchingly honest" portrait of maternal love—"intricately interwoven with the ancient rites and myths" (Booklist) crucial to India's history. Meera, the narrator, is seventeen years old when she catches her first glimpse of Dev, performing a song so infused with passion that it arouses in her the first flush of erotic longing. She wonders if she can steal him away from Roopa, her older, more beautiful sister, who has brought her along to see him. It is only when her son is born that ... Read more
The Age of Shiva is at once a powerful story of a country in turmoil and an "unflinchingly honest" portrait of maternal love—"intricately interwoven with the ancient rites and myths" (Booklist) crucial to India's history. Meera, the narrator, is seventeen years old when she catches her first glimpse of Dev, performing a song so infused with passion that it arouses in her the first flush of erotic longing. She wonders if she can steal him away from Roopa, her older, more beautiful sister, who has brought her along to see him. It is only when her son is born that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393333633
SKU
V9780393333633
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About Manil Suri
Manil Suri is a distinguished mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Author of three acclaimed novels, including The Death of Vishnu, he is a former contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, for which he has written several widely read pieces on mathematics. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Reviews for The Age of Shiva. A Novel.
"Sweepingly ambitious, captivating. ... Affirms [Suri's] position as a writer worth serious attention."
Caryn James - New York Times Book Review "As in his first novel, Suri uses tales of Hindu gods and goddesses to illuminate mortal hearts. A rich and multilayered read."
O Magazine "Suri once again triumphs."
Charles Gershman - St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A sensuous, ... Read more
Caryn James - New York Times Book Review "As in his first novel, Suri uses tales of Hindu gods and goddesses to illuminate mortal hearts. A rich and multilayered read."
O Magazine "Suri once again triumphs."
Charles Gershman - St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A sensuous, ... Read more