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The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack

Af: H. M. Naqvi Engelsk Paperback

The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack

Af: H. M. Naqvi Engelsk Paperback
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Through the use of a roman-à-clef, the author is able to create compelling caricatures that take on a life of their own. - Guardian
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Anarchic, erudite and rollicking, with a septuagenarian protagonist like no other, The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack is a joyride of a story set against a kaleidoscopic portrait of one of the world''s most vibrant cities.

Abdullah, bachelor and scion of a once prominent family, awakes on the morning of his seventieth birthday and considers launching himself over the balcony. Having spent years attempting to compile a ''mythopoetic legacy'' of his beloved Karachi, the cosmopolitan heart of Pakistan, Abdullah has lost his zeal.

A surprise invitation for a night out from his old friend Felix Pinto snaps Abdullah out of his funk, and saddles him with a ward - Pinto''s adolescent grandson Bosco. As Abdullah plays mentor to Bosco, he also attracts the romantic attentions of Jugnu, an enigmatic siren with links to the mob. All the while Abdullah''s brothers'' plot to evict him from the family estate. Now he must to try to save his home - or face losing his last connection to his familial past.

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Through the use of a roman-à-clef, the author is able to create compelling caricatures that take on a life of their own. - Guardian
____________

Anarchic, erudite and rollicking, with a septuagenarian protagonist like no other, The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack is a joyride of a story set against a kaleidoscopic portrait of one of the world''s most vibrant cities.

Abdullah, bachelor and scion of a once prominent family, awakes on the morning of his seventieth birthday and considers launching himself over the balcony. Having spent years attempting to compile a ''mythopoetic legacy'' of his beloved Karachi, the cosmopolitan heart of Pakistan, Abdullah has lost his zeal.

A surprise invitation for a night out from his old friend Felix Pinto snaps Abdullah out of his funk, and saddles him with a ward - Pinto''s adolescent grandson Bosco. As Abdullah plays mentor to Bosco, he also attracts the romantic attentions of Jugnu, an enigmatic siren with links to the mob. All the while Abdullah''s brothers'' plot to evict him from the family estate. Now he must to try to save his home - or face losing his last connection to his familial past.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781611854886
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1611854881
Udg. Dato: 6 feb 2020
Længde: 28mm
Bredde: 199mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Oplagsdato: 6 feb 2020
Forfatter(e): H. M. Naqvi
Forfatter(e) H. M. Naqvi


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ISBN-13 9781611854886


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 304


Udgave


Længde 28mm


Bredde 199mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 6 feb 2020


Oplagsdato 6 feb 2020


Forlag Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

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