The Lowland

Jhumpa Lahiri

• 08 september 2013
• 9781408834046

Samenvatting:

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2013
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013

From Subhash�s earliest memories, at every point, his brother was there. In the suburban streets of Calcutta where they wandered before dusk and in the hyacinth-strewn ponds where they played for hours on end, Udayan was always in his older brother�s sight. So close in age, they were inseparable in childhood and yet, as the years pass � as U.S tanks roll into Vietnam and riots sweep across India � their brotherly bond can do nothing to forestall the tragedy that will upend their lives. Udayan � charismatic and impulsive � finds himself drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequity and poverty. He will give everything, risk all, for what he believes, and in doing so will transform the futures of those dearest to him.