The City of Devi: A Novel The City of Devi: A Novel

The City of Devi: A Novel

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Publisher Description

From the author of The Death of Vishnu, "a big, pyrotechnic…ambitious…ingenious" (Wall Street Journal) novel.

Mumbai has emptied under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation; gangs of marauding Hindu and Muslim thugs rove the desolate streets; yet Sarita can think of only one thing: buying the last pomegranate that remains in perhaps the entire city. She is convinced that the fruit holds the key to reuniting her with her physicist husband, Karun, who has been mysteriously missing for more than a fortnight.

Searching for his own lover in the midst of this turmoil is Jaz—cocky, handsome, and glib. "The Jazter," as he calls himself, is Muslim, but his true religion has steadfastly been sex with men. Dodging danger at every step, both he and Sarita are inexorably drawn to Devi ma, the patron goddess who has reputedly appeared in person to save her city. What they find will alter their lives more fundamentally than any apocalypse to come.

A wickedly comedic and fearlessly provocative portrayal of individuals balancing on the sharp edge of fate, The City of Devi brilliantly upends assumptions of politics, religion, and sex, and offers a terrifying yet exuberant glimpse of the end of the world.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2013
February 4
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
W. W. Norton & Company
SELLER
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
SIZE
1.7
MB

Customer Reviews

Khaleh joon ,

Superb

I heard about this book one morning on NPR and I downloaded it that afternoon. I couldn't put the book down and now I'm disappointed that my journey with Surita and Jaz is over.

A masterfully told tale of the meaning of love and lust and the complexities of the blurred lines of sexuality. Suri weaves the stories of dual protagonists in the wake of an apocalyptic backdrop of racism, carnage, and sheer chaos. Brilliant.

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