EAN: 9781473686687

GUN ISLAND - AMITAV GHOSH KARTONIERT (TB)

Bundook. Gun. A common word  but one which turns Deen Datta's world upside down. A dealer of
rare books  Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors  but as his once-solid beliefs begin to
shift  he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey  one that takes him from India to
Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he
meets along the way. There is Piya  a fellow Bengali-American who sets his journey in motion 
Tipu  an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen's eyes to the realities of growing up in
today's world  Rafi  with his desperate attempt to help someone in need  and Cinta  an old
friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. It is a journey which
will upend everything he thought he knew about himself  about the Bengali legends of his
childhood and about the world around him. Gun Island is a beautifully realised novel which
effortlessly spans space and time. It is the story of a world on the brink  of increasing
displacement and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope  of a man whose faith
in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.

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