| Genre: | Literature |
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| Language : | English |
| Published: | September 07, 2012 |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780143419082 |
| ISBN10: | 0143419080 |
| Weight: | 280.66 g |
About the Book
About the Book: The Assassin's Song A novel of grand historical sweep and intricate personaldrama by one of the most gifted author Karsan Dargawalla has always known that he will succeed hisfather as guardian of a Sufi shrine and an earthly avatar of thethirteenth-century mystic, Pir Bawa but all he desires is to beordinary, and play first-class cricket. When he goes away to studyin the United States, he discovers an exhilarating freedom andrejects his inheritance; his life experiences however ultimatelydraw him back to his spiritual heritage. He returns to India tofind a communally torn Gujarat, a despoiled shrine, and a fugitivebrother. With its grand historical sweep and intense personal drama,this superbly crafted novel tells a powerful story of one mansstruggle to balance life and faith. About the Author: M.G. Vassanji M.G. Vassanji is the author of six acclaimed novels: The GunnySack, which won a Commonwealth Prize; No New Land; The Book ofSecrets, which won the very first Giller Prize; Amriika; TheIn-Between World of Vikram Lall, which also received the GillerPrize in 2003; and The Assassins Song, which was shortlisted forthe Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor Generals Award forFiction and the Crossword Prize in India; and two works ofnonfiction. His travel memoir about India, A Place Within:Rediscovering India, won the Governor Generals award. He is alsothe author of two collections of short fiction, Uhuru Street andElvis, Raja. Vassanji lives in Toronto. www.mgvassanji.com . Reviews ‘A novel that I rate among the best I’veread’— Khushwant Singh ‘Full of the delicate insight and searing compassion thatare M.G. Vassanji’s hallmarks’ — Shashi Tharoor ‘A resplendent novel’— The New Yorker ‘A moving, complex, multi-layered work wherecontradictions are an accepted part of life and everything, andnothing, is quite what it seems’— The Indian Express ‘A deeply affecting st