There's Gunpowder in the Air

tsundoker

There's Gunpowder in the Air | Manorañjana By?p?r?

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An awesome book. Must read.

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aperi

There's Gunpowder in the Air | Manorañjana By?p?r?

My current read for the day, thanks to Westland books!

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Vansa

There's Gunpowder in the Air | Manorañjana By?p?r?

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This powerful book was one I read in Jan'20,and it's stayed with me since.Partly drawn from lived experience,the book is about a petty thief who makes a deal with the cops-to spy on Naxalite political prisoners in a jail in exchange for lenient sentencing.In a Becket-like turn of events,the protagonist finds himself drawn to the young men and their cause.The book evocatively describes what it was like in Calcutta in the 70s

Vansa When the State started a brutal crackdown on the would-be revolutionaries and the extra judicial methods they employed.These arent perspectives that are traditional among Indian authors-the writer is a Dalit working class man who was a Naxalite briefly himself,and it's a very unique viewpoint.Heartbreaking book that's beautifully written 4y

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Vansa

There's Gunpowder in the Air | Manorañjana By?p?r?

#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz
1. The brilliant tagged book
2. Unfortunately I can't!
3. Tamil, I would love to read Ponniyin Selvan, the epic historical series set during the Chola Empire in the original language

BookmarkTavern I had never even heard of Tamil before! That‘s so cool! Thank you for sharing! 5y

Vansa ðŸ˜„ Tamil is one of the oldest surviving classical languages, spoken in southern India. It's around 2300 years old, and is still a main language! I can speak it, but can't read it very well. 5y

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