Difficult Pleasures

Anjum Hasan

ISBN 10: 0670086266 / ISBN 13: 9780670086269

Published by Viking, 2012

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A solitary economist drives from France to Sweden to try and redeem a tragedy; a boy fervently hopes his father will not miss his appearance in a school play; a painter on the way to Europe is about to board the wrong flight; a village boy leaves school for the bright lights of Bangalore; a man tries to stop time Wry tender borderline surreal Difficult Pleasures is a collection of stories about the need to escape and the longing to belong Accomplished ambitious and full of surprises this is a masterful collection - and it confirms Anjum Hasan?s reputation as one of India?s most gifted young writersAbout the Author Anjum Hasan is the author of two novels Lunatic in my Head shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award and Neti Neti shortlisted for the Hindu Best Fiction Award and a book of poems Street on the Hill She lives in Bangalore 256 pp. Seller Inventory # 101777

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Title: Difficult Pleasures

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis:

A solitary economist drives from France to Sweden to try and redeem a tragedy; a boy fervently hopes his father will not miss his appearance in a school play; a painter on the way to Europe is about to board the wrong flight; a village boy leaves school for the bright lights of Bangalore; a man tries to stop time. Wry, tender, borderline surreal, Difficult Pleasures is a collection of stories about the need to escape and the longing to belong. Accomplished, ambitious and full of surprises, this is a masterful collection - and it confirms Anjum Hasan s reputation as one of India s most gifted young writers

About the Author:

Anjum Hasan is an Indian novelist and poet. She was born in Shillong and is presently living in Bangalore. She has contributed articles, short stories, and poems to several publications at the national and international levels. Anjum s other books are Lunatic In MY Head, Street On The Hill, and Neti, Neti. Street On The Hill is her first collection of poems. Her stories are neither too dramatic nor action-packed. She studied Philosophy at the North-Eastern Hill University.