Everything the light touches
Pariat, Janice,
Everything the light touches - London : The Borough Press, 2023. - 491 pages ; 20 cm
Originally published: 2022.
In this bold work from the award-winning author of 'The Nine-Chambered Heart', journeys across continents and centuries intertwine in a multi-layered saga that unfolds through the lives of four unique characters. `A novel like none other' AMITAV GHOSH`A masterpiece' AVNI DOSHI`Wise, funny, touching' ROBERT MACFARLANEWinner, Sushila Devi 2023Winner, Atta Galatta 2023 for Best FictionWinner, AutHer Award 2023 for FictionFinalist, Tata Live Award for Fiction 2023Longlisted, 2023 JCB Prize for LiteratureShortlisted, Valley of Words Awards 2023 for English FictionABest Book of 2022 in The New YorkerFour lives, uniquely linked, in a story that journeys across continents and centuries.For Shai, lost and drifting, a visit to her hometown in India's Northeast offers the possibility of new ways of living.For Evelyn, a Cambridge student, scientific inspiration guides her to the forests of the lower Himalayas and a world she has only read about.For Johann, a German writer, travelling through Italy inspires him to develop ground-breaking ideas that will cement his place in history.And for a young Swede, an unwavering curiosity for Earth's natural wonders takes him on an expedition that will forever alter the way we understand the world around us.A multi-layered literary saga bringing together people and places that seem, at first, far removed, Everything the Light Touches is a marvellous exploration of our ways of seeing, told through the eyes of four unexpectedly intertwined people.
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Everything the light touches - London : The Borough Press, 2023. - 491 pages ; 20 cm
Originally published: 2022.
In this bold work from the award-winning author of 'The Nine-Chambered Heart', journeys across continents and centuries intertwine in a multi-layered saga that unfolds through the lives of four unique characters. `A novel like none other' AMITAV GHOSH`A masterpiece' AVNI DOSHI`Wise, funny, touching' ROBERT MACFARLANEWinner, Sushila Devi 2023Winner, Atta Galatta 2023 for Best FictionWinner, AutHer Award 2023 for FictionFinalist, Tata Live Award for Fiction 2023Longlisted, 2023 JCB Prize for LiteratureShortlisted, Valley of Words Awards 2023 for English FictionABest Book of 2022 in The New YorkerFour lives, uniquely linked, in a story that journeys across continents and centuries.For Shai, lost and drifting, a visit to her hometown in India's Northeast offers the possibility of new ways of living.For Evelyn, a Cambridge student, scientific inspiration guides her to the forests of the lower Himalayas and a world she has only read about.For Johann, a German writer, travelling through Italy inspires him to develop ground-breaking ideas that will cement his place in history.And for a young Swede, an unwavering curiosity for Earth's natural wonders takes him on an expedition that will forever alter the way we understand the world around us.A multi-layered literary saga bringing together people and places that seem, at first, far removed, Everything the Light Touches is a marvellous exploration of our ways of seeing, told through the eyes of four unexpectedly intertwined people.
9780008500313 (pbk.) : 9.99
General Fiction.
Modern & contemporary fiction
Historical fiction
England
India
Other land areas
Fiction: general & literary
Alternative history fiction
Relating to ethnic minorities & groups
823.92