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Mirror of the Darkest Night

By Mahasweta Devi

Mirror of the Darkest Night Contemporary literature

Mirror of the Darkest Night

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It's the mid-to-late 1800s and the British have banished Wajid Ali Shah--the nawab of Awadh in Lucknow--to Calcutta. To the sound of the soulful melody of the sarangi, the mercurial courtesan Laayl-e Aasman is playing a dangerous game of love, loyalty, deception, and betrayal. Bajrangi and Kundan, bound by their love for each other and for Laayl-e, struggle to keep their balance. Ranging across generations and geography, the scale of Laayl-e's story sweeps the devil, a crime lord, and many other remarkable characters into a heady mix.

Mirror of the Darkest Night is almost an aberration in Mahasweta Devi's oeuvre. Known for her activism and hard-hitting indictment of social inequalities, she pays close attention to detail in this sparkling novel. It offers a rare glimpse of Devi's talent for telling the sort of story she normally eschewed--and it's a cracker of a tale.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2019-04-15
Publication Date:
2019-04-15
Publisher:
Seagull Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0857424394
ISBN13:
9780857424396
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
582 g
Height:
165 cm
Width:
237 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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