Wizard Swami, the PB
Cyril Dabydeen
ISBN 10: 094883319X ISBN 13: 9780948833199
Verlag: Peepal Tree Press Mai 2007, 2007
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Neuware - A finely observed comedy of manners, this novel presents an imaginative and poetic play on the symbols of Hinduism in a secular and cosmopolitan society. Devan, a teacher of Hinduism to rural Indians, finds his life turned upside down when he leaves his village and family and heads to the urban, cosmopolitan capital of Georgetown, Guyana. In a city that is ethnically diverse, he meets members of the wealthy and politically cynical Indian elite--an experience at odds with the ardent simplicities of his teaching--Devan is exposed to the dangers of religion when it is made to serve the needs of ethnic assertion. With a blend of humor and sobering insight, this novel explores the friction between religious fundamentalism and cosmopolitanism. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780948833199
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A finely observed comedy of manners, this novel presents an imaginative and poetic play on the symbols of Hinduism in a secular and cosmopolitan society. Devan, a teacher of Hinduism to rural Indians, finds his life turned upside down when he leaves his village and family and heads to the urban, cosmopolitan capital of Georgetown, Guyana. In a city that is ethnically diverse, he meets members of the wealthy and politically cynical Indian elite&;an experience at odds with the ardent simplicities of his teaching&;Devan is exposed to the dangers of religion when it is made to serve the needs of ethnic assertion. With a blend of humor and sobering insight, this novel explores the friction between religious fundamentalism and cosmopolitanism.
Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:
Cyril Dabydeen is the author of numerous novels and collections of poetry, including Drums of My Flesh, Imaginary Origins: Selected Poems, and Play a Song Somebody. He is a four-time finalist for Canada's Archibald Lampman Poetry Prize.
Cyril Dabydeen is the author of numerous novels and collections of poetry, including Drums of My Flesh, Imaginary Origins: Selected Poems, and Play a Song Somebody. He is a four-time finalist for Canada's Archibald Lampman Poetry Prize.
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Bibliografische Details
Titel: Wizard Swami, the PB
Verlag: Peepal Tree Press Mai 2007
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu