The Dancing Boy

By Ishani Kar Purkayastha

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About the book

In the sleepy by-lanes of 1980s’ Calcutta, a young boy spends hours in front of the mirror, draped in his mother’s saris, his face layered with make-up, as he dances and twirls around the room. Often, when he dances, he catches a glimpse of a face that is his and not quite his. His mother is ashamed of her effeminate son; his friends tease him about his eccentricities; and Moyur grows up an unwitting outcast, misunderstood by all but his friend and neighbour, Jonali. Sensitive and evocative, this promising debut novel tells the story of Moyur, the boy who never quite fits in, and that of his twin sister Moyna, who died before she was born.

Pages: 348

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

Ishani Kar Purkayastha

Ishani Kar-Purkayastha is author of The Dancing Boy. She has published a number of short stories and essays including ‘An Epidemic of Loneliness’ (which won The Lancet Wakley Prize),’The Sky is Always Yours’ in Too Asian, Not Asian Enough and, most recently, ‘Doctor in the house’ as part of the Wellcome Collection.

Drawing on her own and others’ lives, she has also produced a series of biographical audio-narratives (www.diasporastories.com) exploring the experiences of overseas medical staff working in the UK National Health Service.

Ishani is a practicing consultant in the field of public health medicine in London.

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