The lowland: a novel
β Scribed by Lahiri, Jhumpa
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;A.A. Knopf
- Year
- 2014;2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Edition
- First edition
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
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National Book Award Finalist and shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Priz
The Lowland is an engrossing family saga steeped in history: the story of two very different brothers bound by tragedy, a fiercely brilliant woman haunted by her past, a country torn apart by revolution, and a love that endures long past death. Moving from the 1960s to the present, and from India to America and across generations, this dazzling novel is Jhumpa Lahiri at the height of her considerable powers.
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