Crossword Book Store at T T K Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, is hosting the launch of the book ‘Thunder Demons’, long-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2009, authored by Dipika Mukherjee. The book release is scheduled for September 17, Saturday, at 7 p.m.
The book
Set against the backdrop of conflicting cultures, political turbulence, and a deep sense of belonging to the contradictions that form Malaysia, Agni is struggling to comprehend her relationship with the land she calls home. Abhik – her childhood friend and new lover - is supportive of her quest to unbolt dark secrets from her past about her mother‘s death, but the only man who can answer her questions is Jay Ghosh – for he still wears her mother‘s demon teeth around his neck. Jay had been there with Shanti the evening she died. When Jay lands in Malaysia after 30 years – summoned by Colonel S, his mentor and father figure – Jay realises, as does Agni, that nothing is as it seems. Each must fight larger demons, for there are greater things at stake.
The author
Dipika Mukherjee has edited two anthologies of short stories: Silverfish New Writing 6 (Silverfish, 2006) and The Merlion and Hibiscus (Penguin, 2002). Her first poetry collection, The Palimpsest of Exile, was published by Rubicon Press (Canada) in 2009. Her work has appeared in publications around the world, including the Asia Literary Review (Hong Kong), The South Asia Review (USA), Freefall (Canada), Del Sol Review (USA), Quarterly Literary Review of Singapore (Singapore), New Writing Dundee (UK), Asiatic (Malaysia) and Platform (India). She is currently a professor in the Department of Linguistic Studies at the Shanghai International Studies University, China, and Affiliated Fellow at the International Institute for Asian Studies in Leiden, Netherlands.
Crossword Book Store
New No 47, Old No 62,
HPCL Bhavan,
T T K Road,
Alwarpet,
Chennai.
Date: September 17, 2011
Time: 7 p.m.
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