The Cripple and His Talismans The Cripple and His Talismans

The Cripple and His Talismans

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Publisher Description

Prepare to enter a world where the norms of human behavior—even the rules governing time and gravity—are set on their heads. This dark and wry fable begins with the narrator waking up and discovering he is missing an arm. He has no idea how he lost it or how to find it—but as he searches the chaotic, often surreal streets of Bombay, he meets an absurd and marvelous cast of characters who offer him clues: a woman selling rainbows, a beggar living under an egg cart, a coffin maker who builds finger-sized caskets, a giant who lives underwater, a homeless boy riding the rails. They all lead him to Baba Rakhu, master of the underworld, who will reveal the story of his lost arm—for a price.

Funny and wise, violent and tender, The Cripple and His Talismans is an impressive debut. A bestseller in Canada, it has been compared to the works of Samuel Beckett, Lewis Carroll, and Salman Rushdie.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2005
April 15
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Algonquin Books
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
7.8
MB

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