Riot A Love Story |
|
| Author:
| Tharoor, Shashi |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55970-645-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2002 |
| Publisher: | Arcade Publishing
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $13.95USD $13.70 |
Book Description:
|
The acclaimed author of the Great Indian Novel,returns with this masterful new book. When a,young American volunteer in India dies under,mysterious circumstances during a Hindu and Muslim,riot, her story unfolds like the Japanese classic,Rashomon, in which there are disturbingly,different versions of events and everyone involved,is convinced that he or she holds the truth. At,once a story of love, hate, cultural collision,the ownership of history and the impossibility of,knowing the...
More DescriptionThe acclaimed author of the Great Indian Novel,returns with this masterful new book. When a,young American volunteer in India dies under,mysterious circumstances during a Hindu and Muslim,riot, her story unfolds like the Japanese classic,Rashomon, in which there are disturbingly,different versions of events and everyone involved,is convinced that he or she holds the truth. At,once a story of love, hate, cultural collision,the ownership of history and the impossibility of,knowing the truth, this is a true tour de force.,""..the Hindu Shakespeare"" - Seattle Times.