Maps for Lost Lovers

Maps for Lost Lovers

by NadeemAslam (Author)

Synopsis

Winner of the Kiriyama Prize and the Encore Award, and shortlisted for the IMPAC Prize. In an unnamed English town, Jugnu and his lover Chanda have disappeared. Rumours abound in the close-knit Pakistani community and then, on a snow-covered January morning, Chanda's brothers are arrested for murder. Telling the story of the next twelve months, Maps for Lost Lovers opens the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, community, nationality and religion.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 18 Sep 2014

ISBN 10: 0571313299
ISBN 13: 9780571313297
Book Overview: A reissue of Nadeem Aslam's 2005 critically acclaimed novel, Map for Lost Lovers.

Author Bio
Nadeem Aslam is the author of the award-winning novel Season of the Rainbirds (1993). He lives in the UK.Praise for Season of the Rainbirds:'Nadeem Aslam's is a genuinely exciting new voice - lively, confident, uninhibited and ambitious. This is one of the most impressive first novels of recent years.' Salman Rushdie'An exquisitely turned portrait of small-town life on the subcontinent: it is a real treat.' Daily Telegraph