Age of Shiva

Name: Age of Shiva
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ISBN: 9780393333633

ISBN-10: 0393333639

ISBN-13: 9780393333633

Edition: 2009

Authors: Manil Suri

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"A stunning novel, proof that Manil Suri is a major storyteller of heart and intelligence."--Amy Tan The Age of Shivais at once a powerful story of a country in turmoil and an "unflinchingly honest" portrait of maternal love--"intricately interwoven with the ancient rites and myths" (Booklist) crucial to India's history. Meera, the narrator, is seventeen years old when she catches her first glimpse of Dev, performing a song so infused with passion that it arouses in her the first flush of erotic longing. She wonders if she can steal him away from Roopa, her older, more beautiful sister, who has brought her along to see him. It is only when her son is born that Meera begins to imagine a life…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/12/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.20" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Manil Suri was born in Bombay. He is a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.