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Idris : Keeper of the Light

By Anita Nair

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About the book

The year is 1659. Idris, a Somalian trader, is in Kerala to attend the Mamangam festivities. By a strange twist of fate, he meets his nine-year-old son whose existence he had been unaware of. In an attempt to keep his son close to him, Idris embarks with him on a voyage that ends in the diamond mines of Golcondo.Packed with passion, adventure and fascinating aspects of life in the seventeenth century in southern India, Idris is a page-turner that will intrigue and excite readers everywhere.

Pages: 392

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Language: English

Anita Nair

ANITA NAIR is one of India’s most acclaimed authors whose oeuvreranges from literary fiction to noir to poetry to children’s literature totranslation. Her books have been translated into thirty-two languages aroundthe world and have been adapted for audio, the stage and the screen. She is therecipient of several prizes and honours including the Central Sahitya Akademiaward, the Crossword Prize and the National Film Award.

Founder of the creative writing mentorship programmeAnita’s Attic which has mentored over 125 writers, Anita Nair is also aHigh-Profile Supporter of the UNHCR.

     Anita Nair’s new novel is Hot Stage, third in the Borei Gowdanoir series.

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