The Runaways
Autor Fatima Bhuttoen Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 aug 2020
Thiscompelling, breath-takingread for fans of AMERICAN DIRT will make you question everything you thought you knew
One of the'most important and prescient'books- Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes,The High Low
'Bhutto's new novel will move you' -Elif Shafak
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On the cusp of adulthood, three young people are about to make the most momentous decision of their lives.
Anitalives in Karachi's slums - fearful that her fate is to serve the rich, until an elderly neighbour offers her an escape into another world . . .
Montybelongs to Karachi's elite - his future is mapped out, until he meets a beautiful, rebellious girl . . .
Sunnyis a Portsmouth teenager - he is suffocated by the love and expectation of his father, until his charismatic cousin shows him a way to be his own man . . .
These three paths are about to collide.
And when they do, Anita, Monty and Sunny will find themselves at the mercy of powers beyond their control, and faced with a choice that will change them forever.
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'This is a bold and probing novel from a writer strikingly alert to something small and true'Guardian
'Bhutto's new novel will move you its profound wisdom and sharp grasp of our turbulent times'Elif Shafak
'A shocking, moving, and deeply compassionate novel'Vogue
'Every page of this is priceless'Gary Shteyngart
'Stunning'Sunday Times
'Highly topical . . .The Runawaysoffers an unflinching look at the key subjects of our time'Financial Times
'A timely read that does a brilliant job of depicting the human cost when violence shifts from abstraction to reality'Mail on Sunday
'An illuminating guide through the great disorder of our times'Pankaj Mishra, author ofAge of Anger
'Powerful and moving ... A book that anyone rushing to condemn young people for being radicalised should read'Anne Youngson, authorofMeet Me at the Museum
'Provocative and resolutely compassionate'Traveller
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781839760341
ISBN-10: 1839760346
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 126 x 193 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
ISBN-10: 1839760346
Pagini: 432
Dimensiuni: 126 x 193 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Notă biografică
Fatima
Bhutto
was
born
in
Kabul,
Afghanistan
and
grew
up
between
Syria
and
Pakistan.
She
is
the
author
of
several
books
of
fiction
and
nonfiction.
Her
debut
novel,The
Shadow
of
the
Crescent
Moon,
was
long
listed
for
the
Bailey's
Women's
Prize
for
Fiction
and
the
memoir
about
her
father's
life
and
assassination,Songs
of
Blood
and
Sword,
was
published
to
acclaim.
Her
most
recent
books
areThe
Runaways,
a
novel,
andNew
Kings
of
the
World,a
non-fiction
reportage
on
popular
culture
and
globalisation.
Recenzii
Atender,
powerful
and
richly
embroiderednovel
from
a
courageous
storyteller.
From Karachi's slums to England's promises, (through connected cities and intersecting destinies),Bhutto's new novelwill move you with its profound wisdom and sharp grasp of our turbulent times.BehindThe Runaways, there is clearly a brilliant mind and a generous heart at work.
This is a bold and probing novel, from a writer strikingly alert to something small and true
Every page of this is priceless.I can't think of a better guide through the world we live in.I've never used the word "transformative" before, but I just did now.
Apowerful and movingbook. It is a book thatanyone rushing to condemn young people for being radicalised should read.
As compassionate as it is trenchant,this rare fiction is an illuminating guide through the great disorder of our times.
Dazzling. . . a novel that holds up to scrutiny a world of claustrophobic war zones, virulent social media and cities collapsing upon themselves, and then sets it down again,transformed by the grace of storytelling
Bhutto's heady narrative flits through time and space with a sense of urgency, tracing three disparate young lives, each drawn into the realms of radicalisation, amid the dust of the Iraqi desert
The themes of radicalism (of all sorts) is a thread that runs through the lives of the characters representing the complexity of ideology and the perpetual human search for meaning.Eloquent and erudite...a treat to read
The Runawaysis a book we should all read for it holds up a clear mirror to the way societies in many parts of the world are shaping, moulding, distorting and deforming the young.Itis a book we all need.
Abig-hearted, beautiful novel.I read it with awe. Fatima Bhutto has an unflinching eye and a unique voice.
A shocking, moving and deeply compassionate novel
Highly topical . . .The Runawaysoffers an unflinching look at the key subjects of our time and the riveting story of three memorable characters
An incisive and empathetic study of adolescent alienation and the social conditions that drive radicalisation
An unflinching look at generational ambition and betrayal
A timely read that does a brilliant job of depicting the human cost when violence shifts from abstraction to reality
Provocative and resolutely compassionate
From Karachi's slums to England's promises, (through connected cities and intersecting destinies),Bhutto's new novelwill move you with its profound wisdom and sharp grasp of our turbulent times.BehindThe Runaways, there is clearly a brilliant mind and a generous heart at work.
This is a bold and probing novel, from a writer strikingly alert to something small and true
Every page of this is priceless.I can't think of a better guide through the world we live in.I've never used the word "transformative" before, but I just did now.
Apowerful and movingbook. It is a book thatanyone rushing to condemn young people for being radicalised should read.
As compassionate as it is trenchant,this rare fiction is an illuminating guide through the great disorder of our times.
Dazzling. . . a novel that holds up to scrutiny a world of claustrophobic war zones, virulent social media and cities collapsing upon themselves, and then sets it down again,transformed by the grace of storytelling
Bhutto's heady narrative flits through time and space with a sense of urgency, tracing three disparate young lives, each drawn into the realms of radicalisation, amid the dust of the Iraqi desert
The themes of radicalism (of all sorts) is a thread that runs through the lives of the characters representing the complexity of ideology and the perpetual human search for meaning.Eloquent and erudite...a treat to read
The Runawaysis a book we should all read for it holds up a clear mirror to the way societies in many parts of the world are shaping, moulding, distorting and deforming the young.Itis a book we all need.
Abig-hearted, beautiful novel.I read it with awe. Fatima Bhutto has an unflinching eye and a unique voice.
A shocking, moving and deeply compassionate novel
Highly topical . . .The Runawaysoffers an unflinching look at the key subjects of our time and the riveting story of three memorable characters
An incisive and empathetic study of adolescent alienation and the social conditions that drive radicalisation
An unflinching look at generational ambition and betrayal
A timely read that does a brilliant job of depicting the human cost when violence shifts from abstraction to reality
Provocative and resolutely compassionate