The river, the town : a novel
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Published
Ann Arbor, MI : Dzanc Books, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9781950539888, 1950539881
Physical Desc
211 pages ; 23 cm
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Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Fiction - New | FICTION ALI | Available |
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Published
Ann Arbor, MI : Dzanc Books, 2023.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781950539888, 1950539881
Notes
Description
In the rural town in Pakistan where Baadal grows up, children are named like talismans to sustain life and ward off unhappiness. At seventeen, Baadal has come to understand why his parents gave him that name, with hopes that their Big River will one day flow wide again, and their thirst will be quenched after years of drought. But in the final year of his schooling, abundance seems impossibly far away. As his parents' marriage-full of rage, despair, and often violence-reaches a breaking point, the only comfort Baadal can afford is a budding kinship with Meena, a divorced older woman he meets on the banks of the drying river. Meena has only just escaped her abusive husband, but her resistance to remarry soon gives way to the promise of stability and companionship that Baadal offers. Together, they leave the Town in search of greater fortunes in the City."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ali, F. (2023). The river, the town: a novel (First U.S. edition.). Dzanc Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ali, Farah, 1981-. 2023. The River, the Town: A Novel. Dzanc Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ali, Farah, 1981-. The River, the Town: A Novel Dzanc Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ali, Farah. The River, the Town: A Novel First U.S. edition., Dzanc Books, 2023.
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