Genre: | Classics |
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Language : | English |
Published: | September 16, 2019 |
Edition: | 1st |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9780143102953 |
ISBN10: | 0143102958 |
Pages: | 504 |
Dimensions: | 5.0 x 8.0 x 1.3 inches |
Weight: | 357.2 g |
In the idyllic village of the Abode of Contentment, Durga and her little brother, Opu, grow up in a world of woods, orchards and adventure. Nurtured on their aunt's songs and stories, they dream of secret magical lands, forbidden gardens and the distant railroad. The grown-up world of debts, resentment and bone-deep poverty barely touches them. Their parents, Shorbojoya and Horihor, also dream of the railroad, though as the gateway to lands with a better future. But can distance really change destiny? Will the railroad augur a triumphant future for the Roys, or a ballad of fates drastically altered?
A powerful testament to the indomitable human will to prevail, this timeless novel comes alive in an incandescent new translation.