
Abandon
by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
Title:
Abandon
Author:
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
230 pages, Illustrations
Publisher:
Tilted Axis Press
ISBN-13:
9781911284116
EAN:
9781911284116
Publication Date:
06/10/2017
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
380
Dimensions (mm):
201 x 146 x 18
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
And I struggle to find my place in this dark novel. I yearn for passion and despair - for that is what makes good literature - while Ishwari seeks a life of joy for herself and her son.'' A powerful novel from the author of Panty about a woman who runs away from home, seeking to free herself from the shackles of society and familial attachments, and instead devote her attentions to writing a novel. When she realises that her five year old son Roo has followed her, Ishwari struggles with her identity as a mother and the responsibilities that brings, versus the guilty knowledge that she cannot want her own child when his existence requires her to suppress her own dreams. Ishwari and Roo wander the streets at night, looking for a place to stay, until an elderly caretaker takes pity on them and offers them an empty room on the terrace of a guest house. Ishwari gets work as a caregiver to the handsome gentleman who lives next door, while Roo, who is lame, spends all day locked up in the room on the roof. Pulsating with raw energy, Abandon gives voice to the perpetual conflict between life and art.











