| Mirror of the Darkest Night Contributor(s): Devi, Mahasweta (Author), Dasgupta, Shamya (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0857424394 ISBN-13: 9780857424396 Publisher: Seagull Books OUR PRICE: $22.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.30 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's the mid-to-late 1800s and the British have banished Wajid Ali Shah--the nawab of Awadh in Lucknow--to Calcutta. To the sound of the soulful melody of the sarangi, the mercurial courtesan Laayl-e Aasman is playing a dangerous game of love, loyalty, deception, and betrayal. Bajrangi and Kundan, bound by their love for each other and for Laayl-e, struggle to keep their balance. Ranging across generations and geography, the scale of Laayl-e's story sweeps the devil, a crime lord, and many other remarkable characters into a heady mix. Mirror of the Darkest Night is almost an aberration in Mahasweta Devi's oeuvre. Known for her activism and hard-hitting indictment of social inequalities, she pays close attention to detail in this sparkling novel. It offers a rare glimpse of Devi's talent for telling the sort of story she normally eschewed--and it's a cracker of a tale. |
Contributor Bio(s): Devi, Mahasweta: - Mahasweta Devi (1926-2016) was a writer and social activist. She was the author of numerous plays, essays, novels, and short stories.Dasgupta, Shamya: - Shamya Dasgupta is a sports journalist and senior editor at Wisden India. He is the author of two books, Bhiwani Junction: The Untold Story of Boxing in India and Cricket Changed My Life: Stories of Hope and Despair from the IPL and Elsewhere. He lives in Bangalore, India. |