Tamas (Paperback)
Sahani, Bhishma (Author)
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Set in a small-town frontier province in 1947, just before Partition, 'Tamas' tells the story of a sweeper named Nathu who is bribed and deceived by a local Muslim politician to kill a pig, ostensibly for a veterinarian.
Reviews
It is Tamas, in either Rockwell's translation or the original Hindi, that remains an essential text for the times
Business Standard - Nilanjana Roy
Reviews
It is Tamas, in either Rockwell's translation or the original Hindi, that remains an essential text for the times
Business Standard - Nilanjana Roy
ISBN (SKU)
9780143138051
Pages
240
Weight
210g
Dimensions
195x129x15
Imprint
Penguin Classics
Published
01, October, 2025
Genres
Fiction
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