Child of the Divide

di Sudha Bhuchar (Autore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2017

I have a boy. He is across the border, I know he is. A few miles between. The same stars Shine on him Summer 1947. Sixteen million people are on the move between India and the newly-formed Pakistan. Amid the violent political upheaval, young Pali’s fingers slip from his father’s hand, and his destiny changes forever. Lost, dispossessed and alone, Pali is saved by a Muslim family. The boy is given a new home and new family, a new name, a new faith and a new life. But seven years later, his real father returns to claim him and Pali’s life is turned upside down again. He is forced to decide who he is: the Hindu boy he was born to be, the Muslim boy he has become, or simply a child of the divide. This edition has been published to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of India and a new high-profile production originating once again at the Polka Theatre. Sudha Bhuchar’s remarkable story of family, identity and belonging set against a fractured landscape is a fictionalised account of real experiences, of families torn apart and of stolen pasts, where friendship and love are found in unexpected places.

• Autore: Sudha Bhuchar
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Collana: Modern Plays
• Anno: 2017
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 96 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 126 mm
• Peso: 120 gr.
• EAN: 9781350059405

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