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Turmoil amidst India's fight for freedom.
"A Bend in the Ganges" captures a pivotal and heart-wrenching moment in Indian history with intense personal drama. The book weaves crucial historical events with the intimate emotional odysseys of its characters, giving readers a profound sense of the human costs of political upheaval. If you're drawn to gripping narratives that blend national history with individual fates, this novel will deeply resonate with you.
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ISBN: 9788186939475
Authors:
Manohar Malgonkar
Publisher: Roli
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections:
Historical Fiction
Related Topics:
War
Goodreads rating: 4.01
(rated by 196 readers)
Description
When freedom came to India, so did violence. There were hundreds of thousands slaughtered, and a hundred thousand women were raped, abducted, and mutilated. Twelve million people were rendered homeless. The theme of this powerful novel is how that violence erupted in the lives of ordinary men and women and in the lives of three brilliantly depicted central characters - Gian, a follower of Gandhi; Debi-Dayal, an ardent terrorist; and Debi-Dayal's sister Sundari, a ruthless woman who holds nothing sacred and is half in love with her own brother.
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Turmoil amidst India's fight for freedom.
"A Bend in the Ganges" captures a pivotal and heart-wrenching moment in Indian history with intense personal drama. The book weaves crucial historical events with the intimate emotional odysseys of its characters, giving readers a profound sense of the human costs of political upheaval. If you're drawn to gripping narratives that blend national history with individual fates, this novel will deeply resonate with you.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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