| The Weight of Heaven Contributor(s): Umrigar, Thrity (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061472557 ISBN-13: 9780061472558 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008032950 |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.26" W x 8.04" (0.64 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Powerful. . . . Twisty, brimming with dark humor and keen moral insight, The Weight of Heaven packs a wallop on both a literary and emotional level. . . . Umrigar . . . is a descriptive master." -- Christian Science Monitor From Thrity Umrigar, bestselling author of The Space Between Us, comes The Weight of Heaven. In the rich tradition of the acclaimed works of Indian writers such as Rohinton Mistry, Akhil Sharma, Indra Sinha, and Jhumpa Lahiri, The Weight of Heaven is an emotionally charged story about unexpected death, unhealed wounds, and the price one father will pay to protect himself from pain and loss. Additionally, it offers unique perspectives, both Indian and American, on the fragmented nature of globalized India. |
Contributor Bio(s): Umrigar, Thrity: - Thrity Umrigar is the author of seven novels Everybody's Son, The Story Hour, The World We Found, The Weight of Heaven, The Space Between Us, If Today Be Sweet, and Bombay Time; a memoir, First Darling of the Morning; and a children's picture book, When I Carried You in My Belly. A former journalist, she was awarded a Nieman Fellowship to Harvard and was a finalist for the PEN Beyond Margins Award. A professor of English at Case Western Reserve University, she lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
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