TheGurkha'sDaughter
- 作者
- 出版社 Quercus
- 出版时间 2014年7月
- ISBN 9781623651459
- 定价 220.50
内容简介
AnumberonebestsellerinIndiaandashortlistednominationfortheDylanThomasPrize,TheGurkha'sDaughterisadistinctivedebutfromarisingstarinSouthAsianliterature.ThiscollectionofstoriescapturesthetexturesandsoundsoftheNepalesediasporathrougheightintimate,nuancedportraits,takingusfromthehillsidecityofDarjeeling,IndiatoatuckedawayNepaleserestaurantinNewYorkCity.ThedailystrugglesofParajuly'scharactersrevealhistoriesofwar,colonialoccupation,religiousdivision,systemizedoppression,anddispossessioninthediversegeographicalintersectionofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,Tibet,andChina.Inacruelremarkbyawealthydoctortohertenantshopkeeper,wehearthepersistentinjusticeofthecastesystem;inthecontentiousrelationshipbetweenawealthywidowandhersister-in-law,weglimpsetherestrictedlivesandsubmissivesocialrolesofNepalesewomen;andinadaughter'srelationshipwithherfather,wefindadissonancebetweenmodernityandtraditionthathasechoedthroughthegenerationsinunexpectedways.Acrossdifferentethnicities,religions,andothersocialdistinctions,thecharactersintheseshareauniversalyearning,notjustforsurvivalbutforabetterlife;onewithlove,dignity,andcommunity.InTheGurkha'sDaughter,Parajulyrevealsthesmallactsofbravery--thesustaining,drivinghope--thatbindtogetherthehumanexperience.
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