ISBN: 9781743284353
Format: Ebook
Pub Date: 05/06/2007
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post C 1945)
Imprint: Picador
Price: $9.99
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Set primarily in India and spanning the 20th century, 'Filming' tells a series of stories, including that of one-time prostitute Durga, who is persuaded to give away her young son, Ashok, and that of Saleem, the son of a prostitute and two-time star of the silver screen. As these stories intertwine and overlap, they combine to create a novel that is simultaneously about the small details and the bigger picture, weaving together major historical events - including Partition, the assassination of Gandhi, the rise of photography and the Bombay film industry, and the development of barbed wire - with the everyday moments that make up the fabric of our lives.
Author Information
Tabish Khair's previous novel, The Bus Stopped, was short-listed for the Encore Award in the UK. A poet, novelist and critic, his awards include the All India Poetry Prize. Born and mostly educated in India in 1966, Khair now lives in Denmark. Filming is his third novel, and the second to be published by Picador.
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