Scenes from early life

Scenes from early life

tarapyndan Philip Hensher
3/5
(22 ses berýär)
Ilkinji çap edildi
2013
Neşirýatçylar
Faber and Faber
Dil
English

Crafted from stories told him by his Bangladeshi partner, Mr Hensher has written an absolutely beautiful work that takes the reader into 1970s 'East Pakistan', on the verge of proclaiming independence. After partition, 'these two new countries - India and Pakistan, East and West - they looked on the map like a broad-shouldered ape with two coconuts, one on its right shoulder, one under its left armpit.

Late in "Scenes from Early Life," a character declares: "It is quite an ordinary story, but the implications are tremendous." This summarizes Philip Hensher's memoir-like novel perfectly.

Full of history and emotion!.

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