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A trenchant, darkly humorous, and unsentimental look at Calcutta society.
Set in Calcutta in the mid-1980s, Truth/Untruth is a fast-paced thriller built around the death of the pregnant Jamuna—a maid in a newly affluent residential apartment complex—and Arjun, the upwardly mobile businessman who seduced her. Packed with a cast of colorful characters, this novel is a trenchant, darkly humorous, and unsentimental look at the different segments of Calcutta society: from the middle-class culture vultures to the unscrupulous “promoter” class and the domestic helpers and slum goons who form an intrinsic part of the city’s life. All are implicated in a complex web of guilt and bizarre twists and turns. Sex, lies, death—the great modernist themes—run like a thread through this book, exposing societal greed, lust, corruption, and moral hypocrisy with a sardonic tone that spares none. An unusual novel by an author who is otherwise known for her hard-hitting activist-feminist stories, Truth/Untruth underlines the exploitative vicious cycle that defines urban relations between the haves and have-nots.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:
Mahasweta Devi (1926–2016) was one of India’s foremost literary figures and social activists. Anjum Katyal is a writer, editor, translator, and critic. She is the author of Habib Tanvir and Badal Sircar.
Titel: Truth/Untruth
Verlag: Seagull Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Set in Calcutta in the mid-1980s, Truth/Untruth is a fast-paced thriller built around the death of the pregnant Jamuna--a maid in a newly affluent residential apartment complex--and Arjun, the upwardly mobile businessman who seduced her. Packed with a cast of colorful characters, this novel is a trenchant, darkly humorous, and unsentimental look at the different segments of Calcutta society: from the middle-class culture vultures to the unscrupulous 'promoter' class and the domestic helpers and slum goons who form an intrinsic part of the city's life.'. Artikel-Nr. 9781803090771
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Zustand: New. Über den AutorMahasweta Devi (1926-2016) was a writer and social activist. She was the author of numerous novels, essays, and short stories.Klappentext Set in Calcutta in the mid-1980s, Truth/Untru. Artikel-Nr. 577560063
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Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide. Artikel-Nr. ABBB-45937