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Cracking India : a novel / by Bapsi Sidhwa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sidhwa, Bapsi, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Ice-candy-man
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poliomyelitis--Patients--Fiction.
- Poliomyelitis.
- India--Fiction.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, [1991]
- Summary:
- The 1947 Partition of India is the backdrop for this powerful novel, narrated by a precocious child who describes the brutal transition with chilling veracity. Young Lenny Sethi is kept out of school because she suffers from polio. She spends her days with Ayah, her beautiful nanny, visiting with the large group of admirers that Ayah draws. It is in the company of these working class characters that Lenny learns about religious differences, religious intolerance, and the blossoming genocidal strife on the eve of Partition. As she matures, Lenny begins to identify the differences between the Hindus, Moslems, and Sikhs engaging in political arguments all around her. Lenny enjoys a happy, privileged life in Lahore, but the kidnapping of her beloved Ayah signals a dramatic change. Soon Lenny's world erupts in religious, ethnic, and racial violence. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, the domestic drama serves as a microcosm for a profound political upheaval.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Praise
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Ranna's Story
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- More Fiction from Milkweed Editions
- Milkweed Editions
- Join Us
- Copyright Page.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781571318275
- 1571318275
- OCLC:
- 1015885608
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