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Number of Pages
240
Language
English
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This Contemporary Literary Fiction Explores How Memory And Public Discourse Collide In A World Saturated With Headlines. It Probes Fake News, The Fragility Of Truth, And How The Stories We Tell About Ourselves Shift As Events Unfold. The Intended Reader Is An Adult Seeking Intellectually Rigorous, Emotionally Resonant Storytelling, With A Contemplative, Precise, And Quietly Urgent Tone.
Presented As A Literary Mosaic, The Narrative Blends Memoir-Like Fragments, Newspaper Clippings, Social-Media Echoes, Childhood Recollections, And A Personal Investigation Into A Distant Crime. The Journey Travels From New York To An Italian ArtistโS Retreat, Spanning Patna, Kolkata, And Other Global Settings, Inviting A Multi-Voiced, Story-Led Experience That Feels Intimate Yet Expansive.
Readers Encounter A Cross-Genre Tapestry That Weaves Prose With Reportage-Inspired Textures And Intimate Memory. The Reading Experience Is Distinctive For Its Non-Linear Shifts In Time And Perspective, Inviting You To Track How Information Is Constructed And How Private Perception Meets Public Rumor. This Work Speaks To Adults Who Value Thoughtful Storytelling And Media Literacy, Offering Insight Into The Ways Beliefs Are Formed And Retold.
After Finishing, Readers Gain A Heightened Awareness Of How Stories Travel, How Memory Endures, And How Curiosity Can Illuminate The Complexities Of Truth In A Connected World. The Experience Leaves A Lasting Impression Of Humanity, Art, And The Ways We Navigate Time, Place, And Perception.
Product Details
Author
Amitava Kumar
Publisher
aleph book company
Number of Pages
240
Language
English
Dimensions
203 x 254 x 1 cm
Binding
Hardback
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Amitava Kumar Is The Author Of A Time Outside This Time; Writing Badly Is Easy; The Lovers; A Matter Of Rats: A Short Biography Of Patna; Home Products, Which Was Shortlisted For The Crossword Prize; And A Foreigner Carrying In The Crook Of His Arm A Tiny Bomb, Which Received The Page Turner Award. KumarโS Writing Has Appeared In Caravan, HarperโS, The Guardian, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, And The New York Times. His Essay โPyreโ, First Published In Granta, Was Selected By Jonathan Franzen For Best American Essays 2016. He Was Awarded A Guggenheim Fellowship In 2016. Kumar Is Professor Of English At Vassar College.