Maps for Lost Lovers

Maps for Lost Lovers

Jugnu and his lover, Chanda, have disappeared.

Though unmarried, they had been living together, embracing the contemporary mores of the English town where they lived but disgracing themselves in the eyes of their close-knit Pakistani community. Rumors about their disappearance abound, but five months go by before anything certain is known. Finally, on a snow-covered January morning, Chandaâ€™s brothers are arrested for the murder of their sister and Jugnu.

Shock and disbelief spread through the community, and for Jugnuâ€™s brother, Shamas, and his wife, Kaukab, it is a moment that marks the beginning of the unraveling of all that is sacred to them. As the novel unfolds over the next twelve months, we watch Kaukab struggle to maintain her Islamic piety as the effects of the double murder prove increasingly corrosive to the life of her family.

Upon its publication last year in England, Alan Hollinghurst praised Maps for Lost Lovers as â€œhaunting, vivid, and tender,â€ and Colm TÃ³ibÃn hailed it as â€œa superb achievement, a book in which every detail is nuanced, every piece of drama carefully choreographed, even minor characters carefully drawn.â€ Beautifully written, emotionally and sensually arrestingâ€”â€œa Persian love poem for the twenty-first centuryâ€ (Books Quarterly)â€”this deeply felt and moving novel explores the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, nationality, religion, and the most personal crises of faith. Maps for Lost Lovers introduces American readers to a magnificent voice in fiction.

Country	USA
Author	Nadeem Aslam
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Knopf
EAN	9781400042425
Edition	First Edition
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1400042429
Label	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	400
PublicationDate	2005-05-10
Publisher	Knopf
ReleaseDate	2005-05-10
SKU	ACOMMP2_book_new_1400042429
Studio	Knopf

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