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Songs At the River's Edge Katy Gardner

Songs At the River's Edge By Katy Gardner

Songs At the River's Edge by Katy Gardner

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The author's account of her 18 months in a Bangladeshi village, living with the villagers, absorbing their life and culture.

Songs At the River's Edge Summary

Songs At the River's Edge: Stories From a Bangladeshi Village by Katy Gardner

Katy Gardner's account of her fifteen-month stay in the small Bangladeshi village of Talukpur has become a classic study of rural life in South Asia.

Through a series of beautifully crafted narratives, the villagers and their stories are brought vividly to life and the author's role as an outsider sensitively conveyed in her descriptions of the warm friendships she makes.

Above all Songs at the River's Edge is written from a deep respect of Bangladesh and its people.

Songs At the River's Edge Reviews

'Beautifully and simply written ... the characters emerge in all their humanity, frailty and humour' -- New Internationalist
'In reading it, you experience a profound sense of entering another community and seeing it from the inside. Gardner's evocative descriptions and her ability to convey the emotional intensity of its people make this a memorable book' -- Literary Review

About Katy Gardner

Katy Gardner is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author of Global Migrants, Local Lives (Oxford University Press, 1995), Discordant Development (Pluto, 2012) and Anthropology and Development (Pluto, 2015).

Table of Contents

Foreword 1. September Arrival 2. The Lives that Allah Gives 3. Hushnia gets married 4. A Woman's Place 5. The Lives that Allah Takes 6. Roukea buys a new Sari 7. Stories of the Spirits 8. Storms 9. Abdullah seeks a Cure 10. Alim Ullah goes to Saudi 11. Ambia's story 12. November departure

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GOR012914703
9780745310947
074531094X
Songs At the River's Edge: Stories From a Bangladeshi Village by Katy Gardner
Katy Gardner
Used - Like New
Paperback
Pluto Press
1997-03-05
162
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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