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The Town Slowly Empties: On Life and Culture During Lockdown

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee

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Description:A latter-day Journal of the Plague Year. Rekindles our ties with culture, and affirms friendship, empathy and love.How does one record an extraordinary time? Confined to his Delhi apartment, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee unravels the intimate paradoxes of life he encounters in the first weeks of a global pandemic. His stories about local fish sellers, gardeners, barbers and lovers merge with his concerns for the exodus of migrant labourers, the challenges faced by health workers, and a mother braving checkposts to bring her son home.Drawing inspiration from contemporary literature and cinema, The Town Slowly Empties is a unique window on a world desperate for love, care and hope. Manash is our Everyman, urging us to slow down and mend our broken ties with nature.Written with rare candour and elegance, this meditative book is a compelling account of the human condition that soars high above the empty streets.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Town Slowly Empties: On Life and Culture During Lockdown. To get started finding The Town Slowly Empties: On Life and Culture During Lockdown, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 200

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Headpress

Release: 2021

ISBN: 1909394750

Description: A latter-day Journal of the Plague Year. Rekindles our ties with culture, and affirms friendship, empathy and love.How does one record an extraordinary time? Confined to his Delhi apartment, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee unravels the intimate paradoxes of life he encounters in the first weeks of a global pandemic. His stories about local fish sellers, gardeners, barbers and lovers merge with his concerns for the exodus of migrant labourers, the challenges faced by health workers, and a mother braving checkposts to bring her son home.Drawing inspiration from contemporary literature and cinema, The Town Slowly Empties is a unique window on a world desperate for love, care and hope. Manash is our Everyman, urging us to slow down and mend our broken ties with nature.Written with rare candour and elegance, this meditative book is a compelling account of the human condition that soars high above the empty streets.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Town Slowly Empties: On Life and Culture During Lockdown. To get started finding The Town Slowly Empties: On Life and Culture During Lockdown, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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