Anuradha Roy

Hermosa y melancólica, sutil y elocuente, la primera novela de Anuradha Roy narra las vicisitudes de una familia bengalí desde el comienzo del siglo XX por medio de una cautivadora historia que ¡lustra la inmensa diversidad social y cultural de la India, de sus paisajes y sus gentes, desde la fragante exuberancia de sus jardines hasta el hacinamiento y la miseria de las grandes urbes. En 1907, el joven matrimonio formado por Amulya y Kananbala se instala con sus dos hijos en una amplia casa con jardín en la ciudad de Songarh, antigua cuna de sabiduría y lindante con la jungla. Allí, Amulya funda una pequeña fábrica de medicinas y perfumes confeccionados con plantas silvestres, y se entrega a las comodidades de una vida plácida y rutinaria, sólo perturbada por las tensiones que el aislamiento del enclave genera en la familia. Años más tarde, cuando la inocente complicidad de su nieta Bakul con el joven Mukunda —un huérfano sin religión ni casta reconocibles acogido en la casa desde niño— amenace con convertirse en algo más serio, éste será enviado a una escuela de Calcuta, expulsado del único hogar que ha conocido. Sin embargo, con el tiempo, los distintos hilos de la historia convergen de nuevo en Songarh. Mukunda, convertido a su vez en empresario, regresa para reencontrarse con el mundo perdido y compartir el incierto destino de la familia. salamandra

"Nel 1907, in India, Amulya si trasferisce con la moglie Kanan da Calcutta in un paesino di provincia e vi fonda una fabbrica per la produzione di profumi e medicine naturali. La coppia, pur tra mille difficolta, riesce ad andare avanti e, dopo vent''anni, e ormai benestante. Una volta ricco, Amulya si incarica di provvedere al nipote illegittimo (Mukunda) di uno dei suoi dipendenti; lo mantiene in orfanotrofio pagandone regolarmente la retta e poi lo accoglie in casa, facendolo crescere insieme alla nipote, Bakul, rimasta orfana di madre. Passano gli anni, Mukunda e Bakul diventano grandi e la loro amicizia fraterna incomincia a trasformarsi in amore. Amulya non approva il legame e allontana Mukunda. Questi, istruitosi leggendo i libri della signora rimasta vedova che l''ha assunto come servitore, va a Calcutta e qui riesce subito a fare fortuna. Quando Mukunda, ormai ricco, torna, il mondo della sua infanzia e scomparso per sempre. "

Hermosa y melancólica, sutil y elocuente, la primera novela deAnuradha Roy narra las vicisitudes de una familia bengalí desde el comienzo del siglo XX por medio de una cautivadora historia que ilustra la inmensa diversidad social y cultural de la India, de sus paisajes y sus gentes, desde la fragante exuberancia de sus jardines hasta el hacinamiento y la miseria de las grandes urbes.En 1907, el joven matrimonio formado por Amulya y Kananbala se instala con sus dos hijos en una amplia casa con jardin en la ciudad de Songarh, antigua cuna de sabiduria y lindante con la jungla. Alli, Amulya funda una pequeña fabrica de medicinas y perfumes confeccionados con plantas silvestres, y se entrega a las comodidades de una vida placida y rutinaria, solo perturbada por las tensiones que el aislamiento del enclave genera en la familia.Años mas tarde, cuando la inocente complicidad de su nieta Bakul con el joven Mukunda -un huerfano sin religion ni casta reconocibles acogido en la casa desde niño- amenace con convertirse en algo mas serio, este sera enviado a una escuela de Calcuta, expulsado del unico hogar que ha conocido. Sin embargo, con el tiempo, los distintos hilos de la historia convergen de nuevo en Songarh. Mukunda, convertido a su vez en empresario, regresa para reencontrarse ...

Hermosa y melancólica, sutil y elocuente, la primera novela de Anuradha Roy narra las vicisitudes de una familia bengalí en la primera mitad del siglo XX por medio de una cautivadora historia que ilustra la inmensa diversidad social y cultural de la India, de sus paisajes y sus gentes, desde la fragante exuberancia de sus jardines hasta el hacinamiento y la miseria de las grandes ciudades. En 1907, el joven matrimonio formado por Amulya y Kananbala se instala con sus dos hijos en una amplia casa con jardin en la ciudad de Songarh, antigua cuna de sabiduria ancestral y lindante con la jungla. Alli, Amulya funda una pequeña fabrica de medicinas y perfumes confeccionados con plantas silvestres, y se entrega a las comodidades de una vida placida y rutinaria, solo perturbada por las tensiones que la insularidad del enclave genera en la familia. Años mas tarde, cuando la inocente complicidad de su nieta Bakul con el joven Mukunda un huerfano sin religion ni casta reconocibles acogido en la casa desde niño amenace con convertirse en algo mas serio, este sera enviado a una escuela de Calcuta, expulsado del unico hogar que ha conocido. Sin embargo, con el transcurso del tiempo, los distintos hilos de la historia convergen de nuevo en Songarh. Mukunda, convertido a su vez en empresario, regresa para reencontrarse con el mundo perdido y compartir el incierto destino de la familia.

A stark and unflinching novel by a spellbinding storyteller, about religion, love and violence in the modern world.A train stops at a railway station. A young woman jumps off. She has wild hair, sloppy clothes, a distracted air. She looks Indian, yet she is somehow not. The sudden violence of what happens next leaves the other passengers gasping.The train terminates at Jarmuli, a temple town by the sea. Here, among pilgrims, priests and ashrams, three old women disembark only to encounter the girl once again. What is someone like her doing in this remote corner, which attracts only worshippers?Over the next five days, the old women live out their long-planned dream of a holiday together; their temple guide finds ecstasy in forbidden love; and the girl is joined by a photographer battling his own demons.The full force of the evil and violence beneath the serene surface of the town becomes evident when their lives overlap and collide. Unexpected connections are revealed between devotion and violence, friendship and fear, as Jarmuli is revealed as a place with a long, dark past that transforms all who encounter it.

À travers le parcours de trois générations dune famille bengalie dont le destin, de la colonisation à lIndépendance, se confond avec lhistoire de lInde au XXe siècle, Anuradha Roy célèbre la force de

Élevée en Norvège par sa mère adoptive, Nomi revient un jour dans la petite ville sainte de la baie du Bengale où elle a passé une partie de son enfance. Si ce retour signifie d’abord la résurgence d

À travers le parcours de trois générations dune famille bengalie dont le destin, de la colonisation à lIndépendance, se confond avec lhistoire de lInde au XXe siècle, Anuradha Roy célèbre la force de

Élevée en Norvège par sa mère adoptive, Nomi revient un jour dans la petite ville sainte de la baie du Bengale où elle a passé une partie de son enfance. Si ce retour signifie d’abord la résurgence d

Sara, arrivée d’Inde pour étudier dans une prestigieuse université britannique, résiste à un profond sentiment de solitude en consacrant son temps libre à la poterie. Ces moments de réconfort sont au

Sara, arrivée d’Inde pour étudier dans une prestigieuse université britannique, résiste à un profond sentiment de solitude en consacrant son temps libre à la poterie. Ces moments de réconfort sont au

Histoire d’un impossible deuil, réflexion sur la solitude, sur les contraintes familiales et sociales pesant sur une jeune veuve, Plis de terre rend hommage à une humanité aussi divisée que solidaire

En 1937, Gayatri quitte l’Inde pour Bali, dans le sillage d’un artiste allemand, afin de retrouver sa liberté et de se consacrer à la peinture. Elle laisse derrière elle son mari et leur fils de neuf

Histoire d’un impossible deuil, réflexion sur la solitude, sur les contraintes familiales et sociales pesant sur une jeune veuve, Plis de terre rend hommage à une humanité aussi divisée que solidaire

En 1937, Gayatri quitte l’Inde pour Bali, dans le sillage d’un artiste allemand, afin de retrouver sa liberté et de se consacrer à la peinture. Elle laisse derrière elle son mari et leur fils de neuf

In my childhood, I was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an Englishman" - so begins the story of Myshkin and his mother, Gayatri, who is driven to rebel against tradition and follow her artist's instinct for freedom.Freedom of a different kind is in the air across India. The fight against British rule is reaching a critical turn. The Nazis have come to power in Germany. At this point of crisis, two strangers arrive in Gayatri's town, opening up for her the vision of other possible lives.What took Myshkin's mother from India to Dutch-held Bali in the 1930s, ripping a knife through his comfortingly familiar environment? Excavating the roots of the world in which he was abandoned, Myshkin comes to understand the connections between anguish at home and a war-torn universe overtaken by patriotism.

Sara, arrivée d’Inde pour étudier dans une prestigieuse université britannique, résiste à un profond sentiment de solitude en consacrant son temps libre à la poterie. Ces moments de réconfort sont au

In every way a beautiful book. Sebastian FaulksWhen novelist Anuradha Roy and her husband stumble upon a derelict cottage in the hill station of Ranikhet, they decide it is where they will now live. After the frenetic city of Delhi, Roy is initially bemused by the gentle pace of life in the mountains but then won over: spellbound by the landscape, taken to the heart of their sometimes recalcitrant neighbours and adopted by four mountain dogs and counting. Over twenty-five years, as she becomes accustomed to living among forests where leopards roam freely, she will come to encounter nature at its most fierce, captivating and vulnerable and bear witness to the destructive impact of global warming on the alpine ecosystem.Written with unsentimental clarity, humour and poignancy, Called by the Hills: A Home in the Himalaya is a tender and intimate portrait of a home, a community and a rugged, extraordinary landscape.

**NOW SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD**"A writer of great subtlety and intelligence . . . a beautifully written and compelling story of how families fall apart and what remains of the aftermath" Kamila Shamsie, winner of the Womens Prize for Fiction 2018 "The book everyone is talking about for the summer" Lorraine Candy, Sunday TimesIn my childhood, I was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an Englishman" - so begins the story of Myshkin and his mother, Gayatri, who is driven to rebel against tradition and follow her artists instinct for freedom.Freedom of a different kind is in the air across India. The fight against British rule is reaching a critical turn. The Nazis have come to power in Germany. At this point of crisis, two strangers arrive in Gayatris town, opening up for her the vision of other possible lives. What took Myshkins mother from India to Dutch-held Bali in the 1930s, ripping a knife through his comfortingly familiar environment? Excavating the roots of the world in which he was abandoned, Myshkin comes to understand the connections between anguish at home and a war-torn universe overtaken by patriotism. Anuradha Roys enthralling novel is a powerful parable for our times, telling the story of men and women trapped in a dangerous era uncannily similar to the present. Impassioned, elegiac, and gripping, it brims with the same genius that has brought Roys earlier fiction international renown."One of Indias greatest living authors" - O, The Oprah Magazine"Roys writing is a joy" - Financial Times

From the critically acclaimed, Booker Prize-nominated author of Sleeping on Jupiter and All the Lives We Never Lived, an incisive and moving novel about the struggle for creative achievement in a world consumed by growing fanaticism and political upheaval.One night, Elango has a dream that consumes him, driving him to give it shape. The potter is determined to create a terracotta horse whose beauty will be reason enough for its existence. Yet he cannot pin down from where it has galloped into his mind. The Mahabharata? The Trojan horse legend? His anonymous potter-ancestors? Once its finished, he does not know where his creation will belong. In a temple compound? Gracing a hotel lobby? Or should he gift it to Zohra, the woman he loves, yet despairs of ever marrying.The astral, indefinable force driving Elango toward forbidden love and creation has unleashed other currents. He unexpectedly falls into a complicated relationship with a neighborhood girl who is beginning her bewildering journey into adulthood. He is suddenly adopted by a lost dog who steals his heart. While Elangos life is changing, the community around him is as well, but it is a transformation driven by inflammatory passions of a different kind. Here, people, animals, and even the gods live on a knifes edge and the consequences of daring to dream are cataclysmic.Moving between India and England, The Earthspinner reflects the many ways in which the East and the Wests paths converge and diverge in constant conflict. Anuradha Roy breathes new life into ancient myths, giving allegorical shape to the terrifying war on reason and the imagination waged by increasingly powerful forces of fanaticism. An epic that is a metaphor for our age, The Earthspinner is an intricate, wrenching novel about the transformed ways of loving and living in an increasingly uncertain world.