Songs At the River's Edge

Katy Gardner

Description

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.
Foreword

1. September Arrival

2. The Lives that Allah Gives

3. Hushnia gets married

4. A Woman's Place

5. The Lives that Allah Takes

6. Roukea buys a new Sari

7. Stories of the Spirits

8. Storms

9. Abdullah seeks a Cure

10. Alim Ullah goes to Saudi

11. Ambia's story

12. November departure

Sujets

• Science
• Bangladesh

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 20 mars 1997
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783718702
• Langue: English

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