History'S Angel - Anjum Hasan - Libros - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 9781526656032 - 6 de julio de 2023
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History'S Angel


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A darkly funny, sharply observed, and deeply moving novel about the surprises and struggles of life in contemporary Delhi by 'one of the finest Indian writers alive' (Firstpost) Alif is a middle-aged, mild-mannered history teacher, living in contemporary Delhi, at a time in India's history when Muslims are seen either as hapless victims or live threats. Though his life's passion is the history he teaches, it's the present that presses down on him: his wife is set on a bigger house and a better car while trying to ace her MBA exams; his teenage son wants to quit school to get rich; his supercilious colleagues are suspicious of a Muslim teaching India's history; and his old friend Ganesh has just reconnected with a childhood sweetheart with whom Alif was always rather enamored himself. And then the unthinkable happens.

While Alif is leading a school field trip, a Hindu student goads him about being Muslim, and in a fit of anger, Alif twists his ear. Suddenly out of a job, Alif finds his life rapidly descending into chaos. Meanwhile, his home city, too, darkens under the spreading shadow of violence.

In this darkly funny, sharply observed, and shockingly moving novel, Anjum Hasan deftly and delicately explores the life of Muslims in India and the force and consequence of remembering your people's history under an establishment that wants to forget.


288 pages

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Publicado 6 de julio de 2023
ISBN13 9781526656032
Editores Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Páginas 288
Dimensiones 160 × 240 × 28 mm   ·   568 g
Lengua Inglés  

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