Author: Avni Doshi
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, a searing literary debut novel set in India about mothers and daughters, obsession and betrayal “I would be lying if I say my mother’s misery has never given me pleasure," says Antara, Tara’s now-adult daughter. This is a love story and a story about betrayal—not between lovers but between a mother and a daughter. . . . In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, embarked on a stint as a beggar (mostly to spite her affluent parents), and spent years chasing a disheveled, homeless “artist,” all with little Antara in tow. But now Tara is forgetting things, and Antara is an adult—an artist and married—and must search for a way to make peace with a past that haunts her as she confronts the task of caring for a woman who never cared for her. Sharp as a blade and laced with caustic wit, Burnt Sugar unpicks the slippery, choking cord of memory and myth that binds mother and daughter: Is Tara’s memory loss real? Are Antara’s memories fair? In vivid and visceral prose, Avni Doshi tells a story at once shocking and empathetic of a mother-daughter relationship and a daughter’s search for self. A journey into shifting memories, altering identities, and the subjective nature of truth, Burnt Sugar is the stunning and unforgettable debut of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.
Burnt Sugar
Author: Avni Doshi
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, a searing literary debut novel set in India about mothers and daughters, obsession and betrayal “I would be lying if I say my mother’s misery has never given me pleasure," says Antara, Tara’s now-adult daughter. This is a love story and a story about betrayal—not between lovers but between a mother and a daughter. . . . In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, embarked on a stint as a beggar (mostly to spite her affluent parents), and spent years chasing a disheveled, homeless “artist,” all with little Antara in tow. But now Tara is forgetting things, and Antara is an adult—an artist and married—and must search for a way to make peace with a past that haunts her as she confronts the task of caring for a woman who never cared for her. Sharp as a blade and laced with caustic wit, Burnt Sugar unpicks the slippery, choking cord of memory and myth that binds mother and daughter: Is Tara’s memory loss real? Are Antara’s memories fair? In vivid and visceral prose, Avni Doshi tells a story at once shocking and empathetic of a mother-daughter relationship and a daughter’s search for self. A journey into shifting memories, altering identities, and the subjective nature of truth, Burnt Sugar is the stunning and unforgettable debut of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647002265
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, a searing literary debut novel set in India about mothers and daughters, obsession and betrayal “I would be lying if I say my mother’s misery has never given me pleasure," says Antara, Tara’s now-adult daughter. This is a love story and a story about betrayal—not between lovers but between a mother and a daughter. . . . In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, embarked on a stint as a beggar (mostly to spite her affluent parents), and spent years chasing a disheveled, homeless “artist,” all with little Antara in tow. But now Tara is forgetting things, and Antara is an adult—an artist and married—and must search for a way to make peace with a past that haunts her as she confronts the task of caring for a woman who never cared for her. Sharp as a blade and laced with caustic wit, Burnt Sugar unpicks the slippery, choking cord of memory and myth that binds mother and daughter: Is Tara’s memory loss real? Are Antara’s memories fair? In vivid and visceral prose, Avni Doshi tells a story at once shocking and empathetic of a mother-daughter relationship and a daughter’s search for self. A journey into shifting memories, altering identities, and the subjective nature of truth, Burnt Sugar is the stunning and unforgettable debut of a major new voice in contemporary fiction.
Avni
Author: Nawab Shafath Khan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9354355757
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
In 2018, news that a tigress named Avni had been shot dead in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, went viral online. When the saga played out on national media, the hunters were denounced as ruthless and bloodthirsty. However, there was more to the story. For, the tigress T1, as Avni was originally named, was a man-eater blamed for 13 killings. For over two years, she had spread fear over 150 square kilometres of rural Yavatmal, prompting more than 10,000 people to shut themselves inside their homes at night. Several attempts by the forest department to capture the animal alive had proved futile, and the authorities finally brought in hunters as a last resort. Now, for the first time, Nawab Shafath Ali Khan, the man who led the operation to neutralise T1, reveals the true story behind the biggest man-eating tiger operation in post-independent India. While painting a deeply empathetic portrait of the complexities of human–animal conflicts, Khan also raises important questions about the state of conservation in India. Heart-stopping and eventually tragic, Avni tells the story of a tigress pushed to her limit and of the man tasked with stopping her at all cost.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 9354355757
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
In 2018, news that a tigress named Avni had been shot dead in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, went viral online. When the saga played out on national media, the hunters were denounced as ruthless and bloodthirsty. However, there was more to the story. For, the tigress T1, as Avni was originally named, was a man-eater blamed for 13 killings. For over two years, she had spread fear over 150 square kilometres of rural Yavatmal, prompting more than 10,000 people to shut themselves inside their homes at night. Several attempts by the forest department to capture the animal alive had proved futile, and the authorities finally brought in hunters as a last resort. Now, for the first time, Nawab Shafath Ali Khan, the man who led the operation to neutralise T1, reveals the true story behind the biggest man-eating tiger operation in post-independent India. While painting a deeply empathetic portrait of the complexities of human–animal conflicts, Khan also raises important questions about the state of conservation in India. Heart-stopping and eventually tragic, Avni tells the story of a tigress pushed to her limit and of the man tasked with stopping her at all cost.
Be the Bigger Person
Author: Avni Parekh
Publisher: Avni Parekh
ISBN: 9780999506400
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Be The Bigger Person: Scenarios & Solutions to Better Yourself by Avni Parekh is a self-help guide for successfully managing negative, every day experiences that can impact a person's life - from adolescents to mature adults. It is unlike any other book on the market because it incorporates several aspects of our public and private lives, like family, friends, relationships, home, work, academia, driving, flying, tragedies and even public places, into a simple, easy-to-read guide that the entire family can benefit from. The tips and solutions you're about to read have a proven effect to improve your mood, reduce your stress, and help you lead a more satisfying and fulfilling life. In this book, Avni presents readers with a simple, three-tier process to help them overcome the situation they are dealing with. In order to make use of this book, refer to the table of contents and find the situations that are relevant to you. Once you flip to the corresponding page, you'll first be presented with the situation or scenario in question. Second, two brief, main points are outlined that provide you with an honest view of the situation. Third, since everything that happens in life is about perspective, a positive take-away or solution is suggested. By the time you reach the end of the book, you will have gained insight into a variety of life experiences, whether you have personally experienced them or not.
Publisher: Avni Parekh
ISBN: 9780999506400
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Be The Bigger Person: Scenarios & Solutions to Better Yourself by Avni Parekh is a self-help guide for successfully managing negative, every day experiences that can impact a person's life - from adolescents to mature adults. It is unlike any other book on the market because it incorporates several aspects of our public and private lives, like family, friends, relationships, home, work, academia, driving, flying, tragedies and even public places, into a simple, easy-to-read guide that the entire family can benefit from. The tips and solutions you're about to read have a proven effect to improve your mood, reduce your stress, and help you lead a more satisfying and fulfilling life. In this book, Avni presents readers with a simple, three-tier process to help them overcome the situation they are dealing with. In order to make use of this book, refer to the table of contents and find the situations that are relevant to you. Once you flip to the corresponding page, you'll first be presented with the situation or scenario in question. Second, two brief, main points are outlined that provide you with an honest view of the situation. Third, since everything that happens in life is about perspective, a positive take-away or solution is suggested. By the time you reach the end of the book, you will have gained insight into a variety of life experiences, whether you have personally experienced them or not.
Avni's Faith
Author: Apurva Kale
Publisher: Apurva Kale
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This Book demonstrates the faith inside you. Intensity of confidence in you. It’s not magic it’s simply sequence. This book shows how unique principles and prayers benefit you cerebrate positive in a logical manner. Book isn’t verbalizing superstitions. ‘Avni’s Faith’ alludes to a young lady who overcame the lung malignancy through the strength of her Faith. The story will take you to the peregrination of how Avni’s companions made her confidence progressively vivacious through their distinctive principles. By the end of this book you will figure out how your subconscious mind can profit you getting prosperity. I have included few inspirational stories at the end of each chapter.
Publisher: Apurva Kale
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
This Book demonstrates the faith inside you. Intensity of confidence in you. It’s not magic it’s simply sequence. This book shows how unique principles and prayers benefit you cerebrate positive in a logical manner. Book isn’t verbalizing superstitions. ‘Avni’s Faith’ alludes to a young lady who overcame the lung malignancy through the strength of her Faith. The story will take you to the peregrination of how Avni’s companions made her confidence progressively vivacious through their distinctive principles. By the end of this book you will figure out how your subconscious mind can profit you getting prosperity. I have included few inspirational stories at the end of each chapter.
Avni - My Earth
Author: Ashish Ojha
Publisher: Educreation Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
A sixteen year old boy, fell in love twice in his small yet crispy life! The problem was that he loved love but hated himself. And then came an angel, who altered him, mended him and then amended him! Though in the end, she left him nowhere! It was not her mistake, all because of something called time and fate.
Publisher: Educreation Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
A sixteen year old boy, fell in love twice in his small yet crispy life! The problem was that he loved love but hated himself. And then came an angel, who altered him, mended him and then amended him! Though in the end, she left him nowhere! It was not her mistake, all because of something called time and fate.
Loitering with Intent
Author: Muriel Spark
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811219755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Where does art start or reality end? Happily loitering about London, c. 1949, with the intent of gathering material for her writing, Fleur Talbot finds a job “on the grubby edge of the literary world” at the very peculiar Autobiographical Association. Mad egomaniacs writing their memoirs in advance — or poor fools ensnared by a blackmailer? When the association’s pompous director steals Fleur’s manuscript, fiction begins to appropriate life.
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811219755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Where does art start or reality end? Happily loitering about London, c. 1949, with the intent of gathering material for her writing, Fleur Talbot finds a job “on the grubby edge of the literary world” at the very peculiar Autobiographical Association. Mad egomaniacs writing their memoirs in advance — or poor fools ensnared by a blackmailer? When the association’s pompous director steals Fleur’s manuscript, fiction begins to appropriate life.
Proleterka
Author: Fleur Jaeggy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911508564
Category : Fathers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A fifteen-year-old girl and her father, Johannes, take a cruise to Greece on the Proleterka. Jaeggy recounts the girl's youth in her distinctively strange, telescopic prose: the remarried mother, cold and unconcerned; the father who was allowed only rare visits with the child; the years spent stashed away with relatives or at boarding school. For the girl and her father, their time on the ship becomes their 'last and first chance to be together.' On board, she becomes the object of the sailors' affection, receiving a violent, carnal education. Mesmerised by the desire to be experienced, she crisply narrates her trysts as well as her near-total neglect of her father. Proleterka is a ferocious study of distance, diffidence and 'insomniac resentment.'
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911508564
Category : Fathers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A fifteen-year-old girl and her father, Johannes, take a cruise to Greece on the Proleterka. Jaeggy recounts the girl's youth in her distinctively strange, telescopic prose: the remarried mother, cold and unconcerned; the father who was allowed only rare visits with the child; the years spent stashed away with relatives or at boarding school. For the girl and her father, their time on the ship becomes their 'last and first chance to be together.' On board, she becomes the object of the sailors' affection, receiving a violent, carnal education. Mesmerised by the desire to be experienced, she crisply narrates her trysts as well as her near-total neglect of her father. Proleterka is a ferocious study of distance, diffidence and 'insomniac resentment.'
TASTY BITES
Author: Amol Ambokar
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 164249819X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Tasty Bites is a powerful combination of eight stories that aims to enthrall its audience and rejuvenate their minds. This book is like a mango; if you have it in the morning, its taste will linger on your lips throughout the day, and if you have it at night, then it will make your night more beautiful. ‘Sa Re Ga Ma’ is a musical journey of Hridhay and Swarangi. The proximity between them attracts them to each other but neither of them realizes it. One day, he learns a fact about her and realizes his love for her and proposes to her, but wait, there’s more to add. ‘International Love’ is the story of Sagar who interacts a lot with a girl on his client’s side from another country. Their interaction transpires in love and the story unfolds. Read it to find out what’s more in their life. ‘Love You Unconditionally’ is the story of Rohan and Ritu who studied together in IIM Bengaluru, whose friendship transpires in love but don’t come true like in all fairy tales. Find out why Ritu breaks up her relationship with Rohan. Along with the above stories, there are also 4 stories named, ‘Big Apple’, ‘Ticker’, ‘Surprise’ and ‘Sensex’.
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 164249819X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Tasty Bites is a powerful combination of eight stories that aims to enthrall its audience and rejuvenate their minds. This book is like a mango; if you have it in the morning, its taste will linger on your lips throughout the day, and if you have it at night, then it will make your night more beautiful. ‘Sa Re Ga Ma’ is a musical journey of Hridhay and Swarangi. The proximity between them attracts them to each other but neither of them realizes it. One day, he learns a fact about her and realizes his love for her and proposes to her, but wait, there’s more to add. ‘International Love’ is the story of Sagar who interacts a lot with a girl on his client’s side from another country. Their interaction transpires in love and the story unfolds. Read it to find out what’s more in their life. ‘Love You Unconditionally’ is the story of Rohan and Ritu who studied together in IIM Bengaluru, whose friendship transpires in love but don’t come true like in all fairy tales. Find out why Ritu breaks up her relationship with Rohan. Along with the above stories, there are also 4 stories named, ‘Big Apple’, ‘Ticker’, ‘Surprise’ and ‘Sensex’.
Mottled Dawn
Author: Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 0143418319
Category : India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 0143418319
Category : India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Creative Chess
Author: Amatzia Avni
Publisher: Everyman Chess
ISBN: 9781857441499
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Most chess books aim to guide and instruct by offering principles, rules, schemes and theories. Creative Chess, on the other hand, has a quite different and original approach. It firmly maintains that every chessplayer, whether amateur or master, is capable of creating something new in chess. After a discussion of the characteristics and processes of creativity, 10 central concepts, such as unusual positioning and functioning of pieces, alertness to subtle differences, absurd moves, and flexibility, are presented with a wealth of truly amazing examples to encourage the reader to broaden the horizons of his chess thinking. With further chapters on techniques for developing creativity, analysis of particularly creative games and test-yourself positions, the author, an Israeli chessmaster, prominent study composer and organizational psychologist argues that you, too, can play creative chess.
Publisher: Everyman Chess
ISBN: 9781857441499
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Most chess books aim to guide and instruct by offering principles, rules, schemes and theories. Creative Chess, on the other hand, has a quite different and original approach. It firmly maintains that every chessplayer, whether amateur or master, is capable of creating something new in chess. After a discussion of the characteristics and processes of creativity, 10 central concepts, such as unusual positioning and functioning of pieces, alertness to subtle differences, absurd moves, and flexibility, are presented with a wealth of truly amazing examples to encourage the reader to broaden the horizons of his chess thinking. With further chapters on techniques for developing creativity, analysis of particularly creative games and test-yourself positions, the author, an Israeli chessmaster, prominent study composer and organizational psychologist argues that you, too, can play creative chess.