Songs at the River's Edge: Stories from a Bangladeshi Village

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1997
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Katy Gardner's account of her fifteen-month stay in the small Bangladeshi village of Talukpur has become a classic study of rural life in South Asia.

Through a series of beautifully crafted narratives, the villagers and their stories are brought vividly to life and the author's role as an outsider sensitively conveyed in her descriptions of the warm friendships she makes.

Above all Songs at the River's Edge is written from a deep respect of Bangladesh and its country.

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Katy Gardner's account of her fifteen-month stay in the small Bangladeshi village of Talukpur has become a classic study of rural life in South Asia.

Through a series of beautifully crafted narratives, the villagers and their stories are brought vividly to life and the author's role as an outsider sensitively conveyed in her descriptions of the warm friendships she makes.

Above all Songs at the River's Edge is written from a deep respect of Bangladesh and its country.

$33.78

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: 05 Mar 1997
ISBN 10: 074531094X
ISBN 13: 9780745310947

Media Reviews

'Beautifully and simply written ... the characters emerge in all their humanity, frailty and humour' -- New Internationalist
'In reading it, you experience a profound sense of entering another community and seeing it from the inside. Gardner's evocative descriptions and her ability to convey the emotional intensity of its people make this a memorable book' -- Literary Review

Author Bio

Katy Gardner is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author of Global Migrants, Local Lives (Oxford University Press, 1995), Discordant Development (Pluto, 2012) and Anthropology and Development (Pluto, 2015).