The Illuminated

by ANINDITA GHOSE,

ISBN:	9789354227257
Book Name:	The Illuminated
Author:	ANINDITA GHOSE,
Publisher:	FOURTH ESTATE/HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS LIMITED
Edition:	FIRST
Language:	English
Binding:	Hard Back
Publish Year:	2021
Total Pages:	299
Availablity:	In Stock

NPR 958.00

Details
Reviews

Customer Reviews

Be the first one to give review to this Book.

Your Rating ^*

Nickname ^*

Summary ^*

Review ^*

Submit Review

BOOK SUMMARY

A superbly nuanced work of fiction, Anindita Ghose's first novel The Illuminated revolves around two women: Shashi and Tara. After the sudden death of her celebrated husband, Shashi is alarmed to realize that overnight, she has lost her life's moorings. Meanwhile, their fiercely independent daughter Tara, a Sanskrit scholar, has been drawn into a passionate involvement with an older man, which threatens to consume her in ways she did not imagine possible. Amidst a rising tide of religious fundamentalism in India that is determined to put women in their place, Shashi and Tara attempt to look at themselves, and at each other, in a new light. But is it possible to emerge from an eclipse unscathed? An astonishing feat of the imagination, The Illuminated is as sophisticated in the quality of its prose as it is provocative in its thematic focus on questions of identity. A remarkable novel of ideas, it marks the arrival of a tremendous new literary talent.

WRITE A REVIEW

Product name: The Illuminated

Your Name:

Review title:

Your Ratings:

Your Message: