Suniti Namjoshi
Auteur de Feminist Fables
Œuvres de Suniti Namjoshi
Aditi And The Marine Sage 4 exemplaires
Jackass & the Lady 4 exemplaires
Poems 2 exemplaires
Monkeyji and the Word Eater 1 exemplaire
Prodigal Pudding 1 exemplaire
More poems. 1 exemplaire
Aaditi aur usake dosta shemik ki talash me 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1941
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- India
- Lieu de naissance
- Mumbai, India
- Lieux de résidence
- Mumbai, India
UK
Canada - Études
- University of Missouri
McGill University, Montreal, Canada - Professions
- writer
poet - Relations
- Hanscombe, Gillian (partner)
- Organisations
- Exeter University
University of Toronto
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 36
- Aussi par
- 12
- Membres
- 386
- Popularité
- #62,660
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 49
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 1
Suki is a chatty, lilac Burmese whose name means “happy” in Sanskrit. She is often temperamental and obstinate but despite having quarrels with her owner, S, is still one bright and intelligent feline. S in this case is Namjoshi who writes about her job and bumptious cat and the pair end up having lots of different conversations.
By giving Suki the qualities of a human woman, Namjoshi straddles the lines between human realism (Suki’s character is sketched so well, she could be saying all of these things) and a fantasy fable. The pair have some very interesting debates about life, love, death, meditation, philosophy and other topics, including other animals. The former content and heavier subject matter means at times this book shares qualities with Tuesdays with Morrie.
This biography is structured in two parts, the first is “Memoir”, which focuses exclusively on Suki’s life (all 4083 days of it) and the aftermath of her death. The secondpart, “The Vipassana Trek” is about how Namjoshi deals with the loss, through a meditative journey that is not unlike the lead in Eat, Pray, Love. In the latter part, Namjoshi introduces strange new characters, including an entire menagerie of animals. But this material isn’t as strong as the first part, with the real gold being the exchanges between her and Suki.
Suki is a warm and highly relatable tale that is well-paced and thoughtful. There are also some quaint pictures woven in amongst the symbolic writing and metaphors. Ultimately, this helps create a contemporary and intelligent story that will appeal equally to your heart and your head.
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