In Hanuman's Hands: A Memoir of Recovery and Redemption - Rilegato

Rao, Cheeni

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ISBN 10: 0060736623 ISBN 13: 9780060736620

Casa editrice: Harperone, 2009

Riassunto

A descendant of Brahmin priests combines his own story of encountering western culture with the mythic tales of his Hindu ancestors to describe how he fell subject to the temptations of sex, crime, and drugs while attending an elite New England college before hitting bottom and finding the inspiration to recover through visions of the mischievous monkey god Hanuman.

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Writer tells of his spiral into drug addiction and how his ‘visions’ of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman helped him find the path to a cure. (USA Today (Recommended Summer Books Issue))

A descendant of generations of Brahmin priests, Cheeni Rao chose a tragic path to enlightenment. His powerful memoir, “In Hanuman’s Hands,” describes in harrowing detail Rao’s troubles with crack addiction and the spiritual awakening that led to his recovery. (Washington Post)

A drug-related memoir that contains any original material whatsoever will stand out, all the more so if eloquent, socially insightful, and laced with self-deprecating humor. Such is the case with In Hanuman’s Hands, by Chicago native Cheeni Rao. (Chicago Sun-Times)

The son of a long line of Brahmin nobility finds a path to hell with drugs and sex. In Hanuman’s Hands is a recovery story enriched by the culture Rao draws on for strength. (New York Daily News)

Here is a fine mind at work . . . It is a story about the pleasures and problems of love and loyalty, and making one’s way in the world to and through difficult crossroads and milestones. In Hanuman’s Hands is a fine piece of work. (Larry Heinemann, National Book Award winner for Paco's Story)

Lyrical, haunting, beguiling, In Hanuman’s Hands goes a long way toward redeeming a dubious genre [recovery memoir]. (Wall Street Journal)

There is so much here that I admire. This is the book I want to read. (Lewis Robinson, author of Officer Friendly and Other Stories)

I enjoyed this tremendously. This is an important, incredible story. (John Murray, author of A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies)

I could go on all day about how impressed I am with this. I gave myself over as a reader and I was richly rewarded. (Lan Samantha Chang, author of Hunger: A Novella and Stories)

I really love this. I think it is absolutely breathtaking, and the scenes he depicts make everything come vibrantly off the page. I can’t wait to see this in print. (Amy Hassinger, author of Nina: Adolescence)

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Book by Rao Cheeni

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• Editore: Harperone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0060736623
• ISBN 13: 9780060736620
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 416