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The Cripple And His Talismans
By Anosh Irani
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About the book
‘A highly imaginative novel, full of humour, poetry and insights, written in a beautiful, sparse style’ -Yann Martel Prepare to enter a world where the norms of human behaviour and morality – even the rules governing time and gravity – are turned upside down. Set in the teeming city of contemporary Bombay, this comic and vibrant tale begins with a young man in search of his missing arm. Each person he meets offers him a clue: a woman who sells rainbows; a coffin maker who builds tiny caskets; a giant who lives under water – all lead him to Baba Rakhu, the master of the underworld and the only one who can reveal the meaning of his predicament. With humour and ingenuity, Anosh Irani has crafted a bold story that is as much about loss as it is about the presence of faith in a world that can be as cruel as it can be forgiving.
Pages: 240
Available in: Hardback
Language: English
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Anosh Irani
Anosh Irani has published three novels: The Cripple and His Talismans (2004), a national bestseller; The Song of Kahunsha (2006), which was an international bestseller and shortlisted for Canada Reads and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; and Dahanu Road (2010), which was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize.