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Indra Sinha
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
March 17, 2009
Pages
374
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781416578796
ISBN-10
141657879X
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Original list price
$17.00
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The Windup Girl | William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice | A Small Place | Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor | The Heart of Redness | The Hungry Tide | Country of My Skull | Oil on Water | Harvest
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In this Booker-shortlisted novel, Indra Sinhaâs profane, furious, and scathingly funny narrator delivers an unflinching look at what it means to be human.
I used to be human once. So Iâm told. I donât remember it myself, but people who knew me when I was small say I walked on two feet, just like a human being...
Ever since he can remember, Animal has gone on all fours, his back twisted beyond repair by the catastrophic events of âthat nightâ when a burning fog of poison smoke from the local factory blazed out over the town of Khaufpur, and the Apocalypse visited his slums. Now just turned seventeen and well schooled in street work, he lives by his wits, spending his days jamisponding (spying) on town officials and looking after the elderly nun who raised him, Ma Franci. His nights are spent fantasizing about Nisha, the girlfriend of the local resistance leader, and wondering what it must be like to get laid.
When Elli Barber, a young American doctor, arrives in Khaufpur to open a free clinic for the still suffering townsfolkâonly to find herself struggling to convince them that she isnât there to do the dirty work of the KampaniâAnimal gets caught up in a web of intrigues, scams, and plots with the unabashed aim of turning events to his own advantage.
Profane, piercingly honest, and scathingly funny, Animalâs People illuminates a dark world shot through with flashes of joy and lunacy. A stunning tale of an unforgettable character, it is an unflinching look at what it means to be human: the wounds that never heal and a spirit that will not be quenched.
I used to be human once. So Iâm told. I donât remember it myself, but people who knew me when I was small say I walked on two feet, just like a human being...
Ever since he can remember, Animal has gone on all fours, his back twisted beyond repair by the catastrophic events of âthat nightâ when a burning fog of poison smoke from the local factory blazed out over the town of Khaufpur, and the Apocalypse visited his slums. Now just turned seventeen and well schooled in street work, he lives by his wits, spending his days jamisponding (spying) on town officials and looking after the elderly nun who raised him, Ma Franci. His nights are spent fantasizing about Nisha, the girlfriend of the local resistance leader, and wondering what it must be like to get laid.
When Elli Barber, a young American doctor, arrives in Khaufpur to open a free clinic for the still suffering townsfolkâonly to find herself struggling to convince them that she isnât there to do the dirty work of the KampaniâAnimal gets caught up in a web of intrigues, scams, and plots with the unabashed aim of turning events to his own advantage.
Profane, piercingly honest, and scathingly funny, Animalâs People illuminates a dark world shot through with flashes of joy and lunacy. A stunning tale of an unforgettable character, it is an unflinching look at what it means to be human: the wounds that never heal and a spirit that will not be quenched.
Editions
Hardcover
from Simon & Schuster (March 4, 2008)
9781416578789 | details & prices | 374 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Chronicles the relationship between Animal, a street boy forced to go about on all fours after his back is twisted beyond repair during the chemical plant accident in Bhopal, India, and Elli Barber, the American doctor treating the suffering inhabitants of the region.
About: Chronicles the relationship between Animal, a street boy forced to go about on all fours after his back is twisted beyond repair during the chemical plant accident in Bhopal, India, and Elli Barber, the American doctor treating the suffering inhabitants of the region.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (March 17, 2009)
9781416578796 | details & prices | 374 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.96 lbs | List price $17.00
About: In this Booker-shortlisted novel, Indra Sinhaâs profane, furious, and scathingly funny narrator delivers an unflinching look at what it means to be human.
About: In this Booker-shortlisted novel, Indra Sinhaâs profane, furious, and scathingly funny narrator delivers an unflinching look at what it means to be human.
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