{"product_id":"tilled-earth-stories","title":"Tilled Earth Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eStartlingly Original And Closely Observed Stories That Capture The Dynamism And Diversity Of Nepali Society In A Time Of Great FluxIn Tilled Earth Several Compressed, Poetic And Deeply Evocative Micro-Stories Offer Fleeting Glimpses Of Small, Private Dramas Of People Caught Midlife: An Elderly Woodworker Loses His Way In A Modern Kathmandu Neighbourhood; A Homesick Expatriate Nurses A Hangover; A Clerk At The Ministry Of Home Affairs Learns To Play Solitaire On The Computer; A Young Man Is Drawn To Politics Against His Better Judgement; A Child Steals Her Classmate S Book . . .The Longer Stories In The Collection, Too, Span A Wide Course, Taking Subjects From Rural And Urban Nepal As Well As From The Nepali Diaspora Abroad. In Tilled Earth A Young Woman Goes To Seattle As A Student, And Finds Herself Becoming An Illegal Alien. Love Marriage Is An Inner Narration By A Young Man Who Defying Family Pressure Falls In Love With A Woman Of The Wrong Caste. In The Buddha In The Earth-Touching Posture , A Retired Secretary Visits The Buddha S Birthplace, Lumbini, Only To Find His Deepest Insecurities Exposed.With Their Unexpected, Inventive Forms, These Stories Reveal The Author S Deep Love Of Language And Commitment To Craft. Manjushree Thapa Pushes The Styles Of Her Stories To Match The Distinctiveness Of Their Content, Emerging Confidently As A Skilled Innovator And Formalist.\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: 0 x 210\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor: Manjushree Thapa\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9780143102649\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 184\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bookhero.ae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48791167336601,"sku":"17RD-2-9780143102649","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/5696\/6297\/files\/Tilled_Earth_Stories_Manjushree_Thapa.jpg?v=1786043303","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.ae\/products\/tilled-earth-stories","provider":"Dubai - Buy Used\/Second-Hand Books - BookHero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}