Talashnama
€29.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9789354898952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ismail Darbesh |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers India |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 572 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.502 |
| Publishing Date | 24/06/2024 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €28.21 |
| Tax | €1.69 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €29.90 |
| Availability | 4 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Hounded by a devastating secret, Riziya elopes with her tutor, Suman Nath, a Hindu, although it is Tahirul - the local Imam torn between duty and desire - who is her true love. On the day she leaves, she allegedly writes anti-Islamic graffiti on the wall of the village mosque - an incident that both baffles and enrages the villagers. Ten years later, Suman Nath takes his own life, and Riziya must return to a Sadnahati fraught with disapproval and condemnation.Ismail Darbesh''s debut novel, Talashnama, is a thrilling literary tour de force, where love, religion, modernity and politics collide. A bestseller in the original Bangla and translated brilliantly by V. Ramaswamy, it is also an evocative inquiry into the uncertainties and challenges of being Muslim in today''s India..