Lucy Schaffer's sane, safe life in New York an existence she has built to escape a painful past suddenly falls apart when she learns of the passing of her beloved father. Authorities in northern California say he could have been murdered, his body dumped into the sea. With this rude homecoming, she must dive into the deep waters of her past to make any sense of this tragedy.
From Pakistan' s most acclaimed young writer.
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 CANADIAN BESTSELLER #1 UK BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR The international publishing sensation of 1997 -- translated into 18 languages -- a magical, sophisticated tour de force now available in a stunning Vintage Canada edition. The God of Small Things heralds a voice so powerful and original that it burns itself into the reader's memory. Set mainly in Kerala, India, in 1969, it is the story of Rahel and her twin brother Estha, who learn that their whole world can change in a single day, that love and life can be lost in a moment. Armed only with the invincible innocence of children, they seek to craft a childhood for themselves amid the wreckage that constitutes their family. Sweet and heartbreaking, ribald and profound, this is a novel to set beside those of Salman Rushdie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Die besten Stories von T. C. Boyle
Tiefgründig, originell, brillant: Die besten Geschichten von T. C. Boyle Ein Mann flieht mit seiner Familie vor den Gefahren der Zivilisation in die Wildnis und weckt dort den Dämon in sich. Eine junge Liebe scheitert an der Sucht nach Sauberkeit und Keimfreiheit. Eine Wissenschaftlerin wird in einem Orkan von einem umherfliegenden Kater zu Fall gebracht und begegnet ihrer großen Liebe. In T. C. Boyles Geschichten lauert die Apokalypse hinter jeder Straßenecke, und es wimmelt nur so von schrägen Typen, schicksalhaften Entscheidungen und dramatischen Begegnungen.
10-year-old Marsha is in turmoil following the collapse of her parents' marriage, and the brutal murder of a local boy. When the shy bachelor from next door begins to take an interest in Marsha's mother, Marsha is drawn into a cruel spiral of events that quickly spins out of control.
Like all of V. S. Naipaul's 'travel' books, encompasses amuch larger narrative and purpose: to judge the effects of belief (in indigenous animisms, the foreign religions of Christianity and Islam, the cults of leaders and mythical history) upon the progress of civilization