In Japan there is a legend that anyone who folds one thousand paper
cranes will have their wishes realized. But folding cranes, and the
meditative, solemn care that it involves, has come to mean more
than just an exercise in wish making. Origami cranes have become a
symbol of renewal, atonement, and warning. Their symbolism may have
emerged out of Japan's particular mythology and history, but they
do not belong to any one nation. The crane is a migratory bird that
crosses borders and makes its home with scant regard to the
blood-soaked lines that humans have drawn on maps. This anthology
uses origami cranes as a way for some of India's best-known
writers, poets, and artists to form a shared civic space for a
conversation about the fault lines in India at a time of darkness.
The twenty-three pieces collected here encompass reportage,
stories, poems, memoir, and polemic-the kind of complex and
enriching diversity that India demands and deserves. The paper
crane becomes a motif of connection, beauty, and reclamation in an
otherwise degraded country, enabling those who fight with words to
become the best army they can be.
General
| Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The India List |
| Release date: |
April 2020 |
| First published: |
2020 |
| Editors: |
Pallavi Aiyar
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-85742-744-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-85742-744-X |
| Barcode: |
9780857427441 |
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