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Lunatic in my HeadAnjum Hasan 344 pp pb USD 6 ISBN 9788189884055 All Rights Available  Add To Cart
SHORTLISTED FOR 2007 CROSSWORD BOOK PRIZE Shillong: Town in north-eastern India, located at an elevation of 4,990 feet Adopt: To voluntarily take a child of other parents as one’s own IAS: Indian Administrative Service Chick: Woman or girl Jane Austen: Writer who gave the novel its modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life Kwai: Paan leaf, betel nut and lime paste Nun: A woman belonging to a religious order, under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience Pink Floyd: British band that debuted on EMI records in 1967 Pregnant: Containing unborn young within the body Dkhar: Khasi word for non-tribal person The 1990s. It’s raining in Shillong. Eight-year-old Sophie Das has just realised she is adopted, but there is also the baby kicking inside her mother’s stomach whom she’s dying to meet. IAS aspirant Aman Moondy is planning a first-of-its-kind Happening and praying the lovely Concordella will come. College lecturer Firdaus Ansari is going to finish her thesis, have a hard talk with her boyfriend, and then get out. Poetic, funny, tender and reflective, Lunatic in my Head is a moving portrait of a small town undergoing big changes; and of three people joined to each other in an intricate web, determined to break out of their small town destinies. “Anjum Hasan's novel is haunting, lyrical and daring, bringing fresh air into the stale confines of Indian writing. A deceptively quiet portrait of a hill town, it is one of the finest works to have come out of the forgotten territories of the North-East.” –Siddhartha Deb, author of Surface Give your review Archana, on 13-5-2009 wrote: The charecters are well presented and their emotions brought out in a great way. I specially like the indirect way of explaining the unexplained.Like Sharon's and Elsa's death.A good piece of work.It was a good read. Alfa Theresa Tariang, on 24-5-2008 wrote: I haven't read the book but I can't wait. I've read her poetry on Shillong and loved them cos I so related and knew the characters. [Top] |