""The only statement of revolt the poor could make was to put an end to their own misery. It happened all the time--men lay themselves on train tracks, hanged themselves from trees, consumed rat poison, and women set their kerosene-soaked bodies alight in front of their husbands. These were blazing ends to insignificant journeys. But in all this, there was always one man who, in that final gush of blood, in that final breaking of neck and bone, set things in motion." " Zairos Irani, a young man of inherited leisure, is ...
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""The only statement of revolt the poor could make was to put an end to their own misery. It happened all the time--men lay themselves on train tracks, hanged themselves from trees, consumed rat poison, and women set their kerosene-soaked bodies alight in front of their husbands. These were blazing ends to insignificant journeys. But in all this, there was always one man who, in that final gush of blood, in that final breaking of neck and bone, set things in motion." " Zairos Irani, a young man of inherited leisure, is meandering through his family's lush chickoo orchards near Mumbai when he comes across a distressing sight: Hanging from one of the fruit trees is the lifeless body of Ganpat, a worker from the indigenous Warli tribe. Ganpat's ancestors once owned the land, before his father's alcohol debts caused the deed to be transferred to Zairos's grandfather Shapur. The two family destinies have been entwined ever since, ancient grudges once again awoken by Ganpat's final desperate act. Zairos feels obliged to notify Ganpat's family before the authorities come to ask needless questions and extract bribes. A tractor bearing Ganpat's sister and anguished daughter Kusum soon trundles into the orchard, and when Kusum alights, Zairos's curiosity is piqued. As a landowner, he knows that he is well above her station, and yet her dignity and beauty lead him to cast aside taboos and risk the wagging tongues of neighbourhood gossips. Though wary at first, the grieving Kusum comes to return his affection, asking only that he assist her in achieving what her dead father could not- by putting an end to the violence she has endured at the hands of a drunken husband. Zairos cannot get advice from his father Aspi, whose clownishness masks thinly-veiled nihilism. Nor can he confide in his beloved grandfather Shapur, whose massive hands planted the chickoo trees that he adores as much as his own sons. Shapur built the family empire from a desperate start as an orphaned refugee, and any act that might threaten the delicate legacy spawned by his sacrifices would only provoke rage in the old man, who increasingly dwells in memories. So Zairos whiles away his time at Anna's, the local haunt for the male leisure class, dreaming of a future with Kusum. There, with the support of some equally underemployed sidekicks, Zairos hatches a scheme to scare Kusum's husband into releasing her, while keeping his own moral integrity intact. But alas, Zairos's scheme will not unfold as planned, and along the way he will unwittingly expose family secrets that may well be better left buried... With brilliant gusto, Irani has built his Dahanu Road upon the pathways forged by authors of tragicomic romance spanning centuries and continents, from the Persian classic Layla and Majnun, to Romeo and Juliet or Wuthering Heights. Dahanu Road is a suspense-filled family saga, a sprawling romantic epic in which the delineations between the oppressor and the oppressed, or between love and hate, are demonstrated to be maddeningly deceptive.
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Add this copy of Dahanu Road to cart. $6.90, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Doubleday Canada.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 8x5x1; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Canadian first edition, first printing. Contains number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book Complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; a bit of age toning to paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
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Near Fine in Near Fine, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to10; inscribed on the dedication page by Anosh Irani: "Dear __, Best Wishes, Anosh"; a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve.
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