Bread, Cement, Cactus: A Memoir of Belonging and Dislocation

ISBN-13: 9781108840644 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 166 str.

Annie Zaidi

Opis

In this prize-winning exploration of the meaning of home, Annie Zaidi reflects on the cultural conflicts in India that have shaped her identity. Zaidi provides a nuanced perspective on land and regional affinity, migration and otherisation, and the ways in which memory works to attach us to a particular place.

Recenzje

'A compelling exploration of the intimate and political sides of an itinerant life. … (A) haunting evocation of belonging and dislocation in contemporary India.' Ashish Ghadiali, The Observer

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1. Survivors Shall be Prosecuted; 2. Gur, Imarti, Goons; 3. Listening to Mother; 4. The Wandering Brother; 5. Passport to Irrecoverable Places; 6. Mixed Blood; 7. Outsiders at Home; 8. Grave Politics; 9. Place Like Home; Select Bibliography.