A secret history of compassion / Paul Zacharia.

By:

Zacharia, Paul [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Chennai : Context, an imprint of Westland Publications Private Limited, 2019Description: 431 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9789387894600 (paperback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 823.92 ZAC 018378

LOC classification:

MLCM 2019/50010 (P)

Also available as an e-book.Summary: "The art of lying reaches the zenith of its glory as Lord Spider, famous author of popular fiction, J.L. Pillai, eminent executioner, aspiring writer, shape-shifter and meditative voyeur, and Rosi, Spider’s wife and freelancing philosopher, get together to write an essay on Compassion for the Communist Party. God herself is here. So is Stalin (whose real identity is now revealed). And Satan (whose true nature is finally discovered). As also a Gandhi doppelganger. And making a guest appearance in this pre-truth tale about a post-truth literary partnership is Jesus in his 37th incarnation. Other personalities include Brother Dog, the cynic of the household, Tarzan, a well-known stud bull, and Pretty Man, a snake-father. Flying and shape-changing flourish in this wordy world. There's virginity in the air. If there's madness, there's no evidence of it. And far away waits the Valley of Lost Songs. By one of India’s foremost writers, widely known for his wicked turn of phrase and unfailing irreverence for the Establishment, this is a novel in brilliant, irresistible freefall." --Goodreads.com.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	823.92 ZAC 018378 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		018378

Browsing Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore shelves Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	823.92 WIL 020591 When I feel happy : a book to help children understand their feelings /	823.92 WIN 017088 Still life /	823.92 YAD 013514 The night the moon went missing /	823.92 ZAC 018378 A secret history of compassion /	823.92 ZAI 015169 Prelude to a riot : a novel /	823.92 ZAI 019654 City of incident : a novel in twelve parts /	823.9208 EAT 013018 Eat the sky, drink the ocean /	Next

Novel.

"The art of lying reaches the zenith of its glory as Lord Spider, famous author of popular fiction, J.L. Pillai, eminent executioner, aspiring writer, shape-shifter and meditative voyeur, and Rosi, Spider’s wife and freelancing philosopher, get together to write an essay on Compassion for the Communist Party. God herself is here. So is Stalin (whose real identity is now revealed). And Satan (whose true nature is finally discovered). As also a Gandhi doppelganger. And making a guest appearance in this pre-truth tale about a post-truth literary partnership is Jesus in his 37th incarnation. Other personalities include Brother Dog, the cynic of the household, Tarzan, a well-known stud bull, and Pretty Man, a snake-father. Flying and shape-changing flourish in this wordy world. There's virginity in the air. If there's madness, there's no evidence of it. And far away waits the Valley of Lost Songs. By one of India’s foremost writers, widely known for his wicked turn of phrase and unfailing irreverence for the Establishment, this is a novel in brilliant, irresistible freefall." --Goodreads.com.

Also available as an e-book.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.