_______________ 'Full of fun, longing and wit … a debut of spirit
and imagination, loaded with intelligent charm' - Ali Smith 'A
touching and engrossing story … an assured debut' - The Times 'A
colourful and peripatetic view of politics in Pakistan … an
interesting and promising novel' - Guardian _______________ BY THE
ACCLAIMED WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR
THE JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE _______________ Hasan is eleven years
old. He loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever,
vibrant artistic mother and his etymologically obsessed lawyer
father, and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra. One early
summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a
young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. Soon after,
Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his
beloved uncle Salman, a dissenting politician, is arrested and
charged with treason... Set in a land ruled by an oppressive
military regime, this eloquent, charming and quietly political
novel vividly recreates the confusing world of a young boy on the
edge of adulthood, and beautifully illustrates the transformative
power of the imagination.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2018 |
Authors: |
Kamila Shamsie
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5266-0783-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
1-5266-0783-2 |
Barcode: |
9781526607836 |
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