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Chargement... The Space Between Us: A Novel (P.S.) (original 2006; édition 2007)par Thrity N. Umrigar
Information sur l'oeuvreTous ces silences entre nous par Thrity Umrigar (2006)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This was another book that had reviews highlighting strong relationships between women and deep engagement with issues of class, but woof. Just endless female suffering (to the point where it basically feels like trauma porn), a stale and predictable plot, stereotypical characters, and uninspired prose. It could not have left me colder. ( ) This heartbreaking book is about two women who must deal with the consequences of caste and class separation and inequality in modern India. An insight into urban Indian life. Recommended to anyone thinking of traveling there. This book can be compared to The Red Tent, The Kite Runner, and A Thousand Splendid Suns. There's a lot in this book: gender, class, poverty and India's socio-economic-cultural-family-power structure and how the lives of two women in opposite sides of this spectrum unfold over a period of 20/30 years. It's an uncomfortable read. There are difficult issues that all women will probably relate to, even if they are worlds apart from India. I thought the ending was disappointing. Hope didn't fit in the story line. “She would notice how people’s faces turned slightly upward when they stared at the sea, as if they were straining to see a trace of God or were hearing the silent humming of the universe; she would notice how, at the beach, people’s faces became soft and wistful, reminding her of the expressions on the faces of the sweet old dogs that roamed the streets of Bombay. As if they were all sniffing the salty air for transcendence, for something that would allow them to escape the familiar prisons of their own skin.” Story of two women living in Bombay. Sera is an upper middle-class widow, and Bhima, is her long-term domestic employee. Sera’s daughter and son-in-law live with her. Bhima lives in a slum with her pregnant teenage granddaughter. The novel tells of their daily lives and the vast differences in class between the relatively wealthy and the poor. The women are connected by a long-standing relationship but separated by ingrained customs regarding treatment of the lower castes. The book is structured in alternating perspectives between Sera and Bhima, providing their backstories and current situation. Sera and Bhima have both experienced marital problems – Sera was abused, and Bhima was abandoned. The primary story arc involves the granddaughter’s unplanned pregnancy. Bhima is illiterate, and deeply concerned that her granddaughter should continue her education. The city of Bombay (called Bombay in the book, not Mumbai) plays a large part. We see the many religions, diverse population, and regions of the city – slums, seaside, and affluent areas. It is elegantly written, and the characters are well-developed. This is a well-crafted book from an obviously talented writer. I will definitely be reading more of her works. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la série éditorialeHarper Perennial Olive Editions (2016 Olive) Distinctions
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HTML:"This is a story intimately and compassionately told against the sensuous background of everyday life in Bombay."??Washington Post Book World "Bracingly honest."??New York Times Book Review The author of Bombay Time, If Today Be Sweet, and The Weight of Heaven, Thrity Umrigar is as adept and compelling in The Space Between Us??vividly capturing the social struggles of modern India in a luminous, addictively readable novel of honor, tradition, class, gender, and family. A portrayal of two women discovering an emotional rapport as they struggle against the confines of a rigid caste system, Umrigar's captivating second novel echoes the timeless intensity of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible??a quintessential triumph of modern liter Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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