Sari Shop (Revised)

Bajwa, Rupa

ISBN 10: 039332690X / ISBN 13: 9780393326901

Editore: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G039332690XI3N00

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.

Product Description: 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.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Sari Shop (Revised)
Casa editrice: W. W. Norton & Company
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket