Paro

• Utgivningsdatum: 2025-05-29
• Mått: 129 x 198 x 11 mm
• Vikt: 172 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Antal sidor: 160
• Förlag: HopeRoad Publishing Ltd
• ISBN: 9781913109394

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Namita Gokhale is an Indian writer and co-founder and co-director of the famed Jaipur Literature Festival. She is the author of twenty-five works of fiction and non-fiction. Gokhale’s re-telling of the foundational Indian epic the Mahabharata, for young readers, (Puffin Books) has been consistently popular since its publication in 2009. Recent works include The Treasures of Lakshmi - The Goddess Who Gives, Never Never Land and Life in Mars. Gokhale’s work spans several genres, including novels, short stories, Himalayan studies, mythology, edited anthologies and a play. She is the recipient of many prizes, including the prestigious Sahitya Akademi (National Akademi of Letters) award for her novel Things to Leave Behind.

'Paro becamethe first full-length novel by an Indian woman that unabashedly dealt withsexual themes' [Times of India]'A magnificentcreation' [London Magazine]'Namita Gokhale highly-flavouredtale of the passions and jealousies of a group of middle-class Indians isobserved with the assurance and the subtlety of an extremely seasoned writer' [TheTimes]'Once thecultural capital of Mogul India, her first novel holds a nice promise ofpolished barbs'[Guardian]

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