In The Zigzag Way, the critically acclaimed novelist Anita Desai
offers a gorgeously nuanced story of expatriates and travelers
adrift in an unfamiliar land. Eric, a young American historian, has
come to Mexico on his first trip abroad. His search for his
immigrant family's roots brings him to a town in the Sierrra Madre,
where a hundred years earlier Cornish miners toiled without relief.
Here the suspiciously enigmatic Dona Vera, the fierce Austrian
widow of a mining baron, has become a local legend, but her
reputation for philanthropy glosses over a darker history. A
haunting, powerful novel that culminates on the Day of the Dead,
The Zigzag Way examines the subtle interplay between past and
present.
Anita Desai is the author of many acclaimed works of fiction,
including Baumgartner's Bombay, Clear Light of Day, Diamond Dust,
and Fasting, Feasting, among other works. Three of her novels have
been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A professor emeritus at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she now lives in New York.
General
Imprint: |
Houghton Mifflin
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2006 |
First published: |
February 2006 |
Authors: |
Anita Desai
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Dimensions: |
204 x 133 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-618-61980-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-618-61980-1 |
Barcode: |
9780618619801 |
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