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Land Where I Flee Prajwal Parajuly

Land Where I Flee By Prajwal Parajuly

Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly


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Summary

Three Westernized siblings return to their Himalayan hometown, but a game of happy families is the last thing on the cards.

Land Where I Flee Summary

Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly

To commemorate Chitralekha Nepauney's Chaurasi - her landmark 84th birthday - three of Chitralekha's grandchildren are travelling to Gangtok, Sikkim, to pay their respects. Agastaya is flying in from New York. Although a successful oncologist, he is dreading his family's inquisition into why he is not married, and is terrified that the reason for his bachelordom will be discovered. Joining him are Manasa and Bhagwati, travelling from London and Colorado respectively. One the Oxford-educated achiever; the other the disgraced eloper - one moneyed but miserable; the other ostracized but optimistic. All three harbour the same dual objective: to emerge from the celebrations with their formidable grandmother's blessing and their nerves intact - a goal that will become increasingly impossible thanks to a mischievous maid and a fourth, uninvited guest.

Land Where I Flee Reviews

'An intelligent novel about identity in an ever-changing world, offering a glimpse into a fascinating culture' The Lady. * Lady *
'Original and convincing ... Illuminating and compelling' Spectator. * Spectator *
'The most intelligent and entertaining novel to come out of South Asia in the last decade' Telegraph (India). * Telegraph (India) *
Parajuly's clever, caustic work savours the community's language and customs even as he joyfully pricks its taboos. * Independent on Sunday *

About Prajwal Parajuly

Prajwal Parajuly - the son of an Indian father and a Nepalese mother - divides his time between New York and Oxford, England, but disappears to Gangtok, his hometown in the Indian Himalayas, at every opportunity. Parts of The Gurkha's Daughter: Stories were written while he was a writer-in-residence at Truman State University, in Kirksville, Missouri.

Additional information

GOR006470549
9781780873008
178087300X
Land Where I Flee by Prajwal Parajuly
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quercus Publishing
2015-01-01
272
N/A
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