Anita Desai
Village By the Sea
Paperback
(Penguin Aug. 2, 2010)
, 1 edition
A Classic of Our Time. Untouched by the twentieth century, Thul, the small fishing village near Bombay, is still ruled by the age-old seasonal rhythms. Hari and Lila have lived in the village all their lives, but their family is now desperately down on its luck. Their father drinks; their mother is seriously ill; and there is no money to keep them fed and clothed. Delicately and exquisitely executed, Anita Desai s gentle and probing story traces the evolution of Hari and Lila into adults as each of them faces the family's predicament - just as the first signs of industrial India creep into their village.
- ISBN
- 0143335499 / 9780143335498
- Pages
- 260
- Weight
- 8.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 11.4 x 7.9
in.