A searing new novel of art and adultery from the best-selling author of Ladies Coupe
When travel writer Christopher Stewart arrives at a riverside resort in Kerala to meet Koman, Radha''s uncle and a famous kathakali dancer, he enters a world of masks and repressed emotions. From their first meeting, both Radha and her uncle are drawn to the enigmatic young man with his cello and his incessant questions about the past. The triangle quickly excludes Shyam, Radha''s husband, who can only watch helplessly as she embraces Chris with a passion that he has never been able to draw from her. Also playing the role of observer-participant is Koman; his life story, as it unfolds, captures all the nuances and contradictions of the relationships being made--and unmade--in front of his eyes.
A brilliant blend of imaginative story-telling and deeply moving explorations into the search for meaning in art and life, Mistress is a literary tour de force from one of India''s most exciting writers.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Arcadia Books
ISBN: 9781905147892
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 385
Tiempo de lectura:
7h 57m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 13/01/2015
Año de edición: 2009
Alto: 19.8 cm
Ancho: 12.8 cm
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Anita Nair
Anita Nair (Kerala, India) se licenció en Lengua y Literatura inglesa. Fue publicista y periodista hasta que pudo dedicarse por completo a la literatura. A los 26 años, publicó su ópera prima, los relatos de El sátiro del metro. Sus libros se han traducido a 25 idiomas. Es autora, entre otras obras, de las novelas El vagón de las mujeres, un éxito de ventas internacional; Un hombre mejor; Mitos mágicos de la India.