Name: Sculpting the Elephant von Sylvia Vetta
SKU: 9781910461334
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Sculpting the Elephant Zusammenfassung

Sculpting the Elephant Sylvia Vetta

Harry King, artist and antiques dealer, thinks he has just made the worst purchase of his life - an enormous Victorian chest of drawers filled with ancient newspapers and bric-a-brac that now takes up half his shop. But when he trips over the beautiful historian Ramma Gupta, he realises he might have got more than he bargained for. Their story becomes entwined with the life of a Victorian explorer who mysteriously disappeared. A cross-cultural journey takes them from Oxford to India to uncover love, secrets, and the teachings of a lost empire.

Sculpting the Elephant Bewertungen

'Found myself totally immersed in the history and culture of a place close to my own origins. The intricate narrative design of two parallel plot lines with their distinctive location and ethos - colonial India of the British Raj, and Oxford (England) in the late 1990's - pulled me deep into the lives of the protagonists. Sylvia Vetta has written a book which fundamentally traces the philosophical and moral dimensions of a journey which crosses racial and religious boundaries.' Rebecca Haque, Professor of English at the University of Dhaka and Daily Star columnist.

Über Sylvia Vetta

Freelance writer, author and speaker, Sylvia Vetta took up writing and broadcasting on art and antiques in 1998, when she began writing features for the award winning magazine of The Oxford Times. She went on to write for four magazines on art, history and science-related events. Sylvia Vetta has a lifelong passion for China. Her extensive interviews with Stars art movement founder, Qu Leilei, inspired her to write Brushstrokes in Time. Her long-running profile series, Oxford Castaways, has been compiled into two books. Reflecting her interest in China, castaway interviewees have included Lord Patten of Barnes, the last governor of Hong Kong; Dame Jessica Rawson, the curator of prestigious exhibitions on China; Dr Maria Jaschok, who lived in China from 1979-1995; and Oxford-based artist Weimin He.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Oxford CHAPTER 1: Deco-rators CHAPTER 2: A Mysterious Disappearance CHAPTER 3: Encounters CHAPTER 4: Waiting for Ramma CHAPTER 5: Ramma's Regrets CHAPTER 6: Revelation CHAPTER 7: Beating the Dealer CHAPTER 8: A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever CHAPTER 9: Ramma in the Bodleian CHAPTER 10: All the Fun of the Fair CHAPTER 11: Disaster CHAPTER 12: Arrivals and Departures CHAPTER 13: The Aftermath CHAPTER 14: The End of Deco-rators? CHAPTER 15: Meanwhile in India CHAPTER 16: Harry Gets a Surprise CHAPTER 17: The Carews, Past and Present Part 2: India CHAPTER 1: Bombay Dreams CHAPTER 2: Getting to know Gangabharti CHAPTER 3: Harmony and Disharmony CHAPTER 4: Hope CHAPTER 5: The Road to the Himalayas CHAPTER 6: Sex and Sadhus CHAPTER 7: Sarnath and the Pillars of Dhamma CHAPTER 8: Quarrels on the Road to Lumbini CHAPTER 9: A Mountain to Climb CHAPTER 10: Discoveries in the Library CHAPTER 11: Head to Head CHAPTER 12: What Next? AUTHORIAL COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS GLOSSARY ANTIQUE REFERENCES SOME NOTABLE VICTORIANS MENTIONED IN SCULPTING THE ELEPHANT BUDDHIST REFERENCES ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Sku

GOR012484959

ISBN 13

9781910461334

ISBN 10

1910461334

Titel

Sculpting the Elephant Sylvia Vetta

Autor

Sylvia Vetta

Zustand

Gebraucht - Wie Neu

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

Claret Press

Datum

20190301

Anzahl der Seiten

268

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N/A

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