The Lion of Kashmir
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A powerful Kashmir-set novel about a missing police officer, family secrets, moral conflict, loyalty, and the human cost of political turmoil.
| Author |
Siddhartha Gigoo |
|---|---|
| ISBN |
9789353338176 |
| Year Of Publication |
2020 |
| Pages |
268 |
| Language |
English |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Publisher |
Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. |
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ISBN: 9789353338176
Year Of Publication: 2020
Pages : 268
Language : English
Binding : Paperback
Publisher:Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
Through Zoonie's search for her missing father, the novel explores the complicated realities of Kashmir, examining duty, desertion, loyalty, treachery, family relationships, and the struggle between right and wrong.
Siddhartha Gigoo is an award-winning Indian writer whose works include The Garden of Solitude, A Fistful of Earth and Other Stories, A Long Dream of Home, and Mehr: A Love Story. He won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Asia) in 2015 for “The Umbrella Man.”
Commandant Abdul Aziz disappears under mysterious circumstances, bringing his daughter Zoonie back to Kashmir. During a tense night at a safe house, she confronts unsettling truths about her father, half-brother, and family. The story presents the personal and moral dilemmas of people caught between duty and desertion, loyalty and betrayal, while also portraying the troubled realities of present-day Kashmir.
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