The Sari Shop - Brossura

Bajwa, Rupa

Brossura

ISBN 10: 039332690X ISBN 13: 9780393326901

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2005

Riassunto

Spending unfulfilling days working in a fabric shop in Amritsar, Ramchand is sent to a new part of the city to show samples to a wealthy family, an experience that introduces him to a different way of life and compels him to pursue the hopeful dreams of his childhood. A first novel. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Ramchand, a tired shop assistant in Sevak Sari House in Amritsar, spends his days patiently showing yards of fabric to the women of "status families" and to the giggling girls who dream of dressing up in silk but can only afford cotton. When Ramchand is sent to show his wares to a wealthy family preparing for their daughter's wedding, he is jolted out of the rhythm of his narrow daily life. His glimpse into a different world gives him an urgent sense of possibility. And so he attempts to recapture the hope that his childhood had promised, arming himself with two battered English grammar books, a fresh pair of socks, and a bar of Lifebuoy soap. But soon these efforts turn his life upside down, bringing him face to face with the cruelties on which his very existence depends. Reading group guide included.

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• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 039332690X
• ISBN 13: 9780393326901
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240