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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Free Pr
Publication date
April 24, 2012
Pages
269
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781451633337
ISBN-10
1451633335
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 9 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Sleeping on Jupiter | The Days of Abandonment | Things That Can and Cannot Be Said | Adios, Happy Homeland | Capitalism | A Breath of Life | Walking With the Comrades | The God of Small Things | An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Sleeping on Jupiter | The Days of Abandonment | Things That Can and Cannot Be Said | Adios, Happy Homeland | Capitalism | A Breath of Life | Walking With the Comrades | The God of Small Things | An Atlas of Impossible Longing
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: From the widely acclaimed author of An Atlas of Impossible Longing, a powerful and triumphantly beautiful novel set in contemporary India, about a young woman forging a new life in the foothills of the Himalayas.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2011 MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HINDU LITERARY PRIZE FOR BEST FICTION 2011
WITH HER DEBUT NOVEL, An Atlas of Impossible Longing, Anuradha Royâs exquisite storytelling instantly won readersâ hearts around the world, and the novel was named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post and The Seattle Times.
Now, Roy has returned with another masterpiece that is already earning international prize attention, an evocative and deeply moving tale of a young woman making a new life for herself amid the foothills of the Himalaya. Desperate to leave a private tragedy behind, Maya abandons herself to the rhythms of the little village, where people coexist peacefully with nature. But all is not as it seems, and she soon learns that no refuge is remote enough to keep out the modern world. When power-hungry politicians threaten her beloved mountain community, Maya finds herself caught between the life she left behind and the new home she is determined to protect.
Elegiac, witty, and profound by turns, and with a tender love story at its core, The Folded Earth brims with the same genius and love of language that made An Atlas of Impossible Longing an international success and confirms Anuradha Roy as a major new literary talent.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2011 MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE HINDU LITERARY PRIZE FOR BEST FICTION 2011
WITH HER DEBUT NOVEL, An Atlas of Impossible Longing, Anuradha Royâs exquisite storytelling instantly won readersâ hearts around the world, and the novel was named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post and The Seattle Times.
Now, Roy has returned with another masterpiece that is already earning international prize attention, an evocative and deeply moving tale of a young woman making a new life for herself amid the foothills of the Himalaya. Desperate to leave a private tragedy behind, Maya abandons herself to the rhythms of the little village, where people coexist peacefully with nature. But all is not as it seems, and she soon learns that no refuge is remote enough to keep out the modern world. When power-hungry politicians threaten her beloved mountain community, Maya finds herself caught between the life she left behind and the new home she is determined to protect.
Elegiac, witty, and profound by turns, and with a tender love story at its core, The Folded Earth brims with the same genius and love of language that made An Atlas of Impossible Longing an international success and confirms Anuradha Roy as a major new literary talent.
Editions
Hardcover
from Gardners Books (February 3, 2011)
9780857050434 | details & prices | 256 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $32.05
About: In a remote town in the Himalaya, Maya tries to put behind her a time of great sorrow.
About: In a remote town in the Himalaya, Maya tries to put behind her a time of great sorrow.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Free Pr (April 24, 2012)
9781451633337 | details & prices | 269 pages | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.00
About: From the widely acclaimed author of An Atlas of Impossible Longing, a powerful and triumphantly beautiful novel set in contemporary India, about a young woman forging a new life in the foothills of the Himalayas.
About: From the widely acclaimed author of An Atlas of Impossible Longing, a powerful and triumphantly beautiful novel set in contemporary India, about a young woman forging a new life in the foothills of the Himalayas.
CD/Spoken Word
With Sneha Mathan (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Ingram Pub Services (April 24, 2012)
9781611207712 | details & prices | 6.00 × 5.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $59.99
With Sneha Mathan (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Ingram Pub Services (April 24, 2012)
9781611207750 | details & prices | 5.00 × 5.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.14 lbs | List price $29.99
About: For Maya, a young widow trying to escape her complicated past, teaching school in a secluded mountain village offers a promise of peace.
About: For Maya, a young widow trying to escape her complicated past, teaching school in a secluded mountain village offers a promise of peace.
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