Where the Long Grass Bends

Where the Long Grass Bends PDF Author: Neela Vaswani
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Debut collection from a lyrical writer of Indian and Irish descent

Where the Long Grass Bends

Where the Long Grass Bends PDF Author: Neela Vaswani
Publisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Debut collection from a lyrical writer of Indian and Irish descent

Where the Long Grass Bends

Where the Long Grass Bends PDF Author: Neela Vaswani
Publisher: Sarabande Books
ISBN: 1936747170
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Short fiction that leaps across borders and boundaries: “Fierce and bold . . . beautiful” (Sena Jeter Naslund). In whirling, catch-me-if-you-can prose, Where the Long Grass Bends tells stories that subvert conventional narrative by employing Indian lore, Gaelic fable, and historical legend. Spare, fierce, and unpredictable, these tales from an American Book Award winner “play with the notion of culture and homeland from a variety of perpectives” (Kirkus Reviews). “Vaswani shows impressive range and a striking command of poetic imagery in this debut collection, which features 13 stories dealing mostly with the Indian and Asian immigrant experience. ‘Sita and Mrs. Durber’ describes a British art teacher’s struggles to deal with a formidably talented Malaysian kindergartener, whose brilliant drawings reveal uncomfortable truths. ‘Five Objects in Queens,’ in which an Indian family uses familiar references from their homeland to help them acclimate to life in New York, falls closer to the terrain carved out by writers like Bharati Mukherjee.” —Publishers Weekly

Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass PDF Author: Lana Del Rey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982167300
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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The New York Times bestselling debut book of poetry from Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass. “Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I’m proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic.” —Lana Del Rey Lana’s breathtaking first book solidifies her further as “the essential writer of her times” (The Atlantic). The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book: Never to Heaven, The Land of 1,000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum, and many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana’s typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator. Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is also brought to life in an unprecedented spoken word audiobook which features Lana Del Rey reading fourteen select poems from the book accompanied by music from Grammy Award–winning musician Jack Antonoff.

Same Sun Here

Same Sun Here PDF Author: Neela Vaswani
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763657476
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303

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In this extraordinary novel in letters, an Indian immigrant girl in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son find strength and perspective by sharing their true selves across the miles. Meena and River have a lot in common: fathers forced to work away from home to make ends meet, grandmothers who mean the world to them, and faithful dogs. But Meena is an Indian immigrant girl living in New York City’s Chinatown, while River is a Kentucky coal miner’s son. As Meena’s family studies for citizenship exams and River’s town faces devastating mountaintop removal, this unlikely pair become pen pals, sharing thoughts and, as their camaraderie deepens, discovering common ground in their disparate experiences. With honesty and humor, Meena and River bridge the miles between them, creating a friendship that inspires bravery and defeats cultural misconceptions. Narrated in two voices, each voice distinctly articulated by a separate gifted author, this chronicle of two lives powerfully conveys the great value of being and having a friend and the joys of opening our lives to others who live beneath the same sun.

You Have Given Me a Country

You Have Given Me a Country PDF Author: Neela Vaswani
Publisher: Sarabande Books
ISBN: 1932511822
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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A multi-genre memoir exploring the author's Irish-Catholic, Sindhi Indian, and American identities.

Short Story Index

Short Story Index PDF Author:
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Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 990

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ISBN: 0763676160
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Languages : en
Pages : 57

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The Ballads of Ireland

The Ballads of Ireland PDF Author: Edward Hayes (of Leeds.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 412

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The Willows

The Willows PDF Author: Kevin Beardsley
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398458996
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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An early life of neglect and pain doesn’t deter Jack from being determined to be accepted and then later to realise his endeavours. The journey is fraught with failures, dangers and disappointments. His friendship with the children of an eccentric family who have rented ‘The Willows’, a large but run-down house in the beach resort where Tom is living, proves to be not only a turning point but also the scene of great tragedy. His experience is widened when he goes to university and becomes involved with many different groups of students. Although popular, Tom is unable to form any permanent relationship for some time. He comes to realise what this impediment is but cannot bring himself to tell anyone. Thirty-five years later, when he has retired from work, the tragedy that had happened at The Willows comes to haunt him and he realises he could be a suspect in a murder.

The Dublin University Magazine

The Dublin University Magazine PDF Author:
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 808

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