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The Nine-Chambered Heart Janice Pariat

The Nine-Chambered Heart By Janice Pariat

The Nine-Chambered Heart by Janice Pariat

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From the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Young Writer Award and the Crossword Book Award for Fiction Shortlisted for The Hindu Prize for Literature 2015

'Explores with sharp beauty the mystery at the centre of loving anyone' Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure

The Nine-Chambered Heart Summary

The Nine-Chambered Heart by Janice Pariat

From the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Young Writer Award and the Crossword Book Award for Fiction Shortlisted for The Hindu Prize for Literature 2015

'Explores with sharp beauty the mystery at the centre of loving anyone' Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure

How does the world see you?

Nine characters illuminate an unknowable woman. From the school art teacher who sees a spark of talent in her, to the man whose fleeting passion with her could change his life, to the female student whose friendship turns into love.

Deeply affecting and luminous, this kaleidoscopic novella explores the nature of intimacy and how each connection you make forms who you are.

The Nine-Chambered Heart Reviews

'It's the artful pleating of this subtle, psychologically astute novel that sets it apart, each shard-like vignette deepening our concern for its central character as we see into her lovers' hearts and minds' Daily Mail

'Superb. She had me at page one' Chris Cleave

'Sublime ... Pariat writes with great elegance, her sentences rich with introspection. There's a feeling of poetry to the language ... captivating' Irish Times

'A tender puzzle of a book. Its bewitching premise forces us to slowly put the pieces together, our understanding of the protagonist layering with each chapter - and yet maintains the tantalising distance that the ones who've loved her experience too. We know her, but only as much as they know her. It explores with sharp beauty the mystery at the centre of loving anyone, the various things we present and project through the relationships of our lives,' Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure

'Whatever Janice Pariat is doing in these vignettes - unravelling layers, offering shards, making and unmaking a heart - she forces you to alter your vision. By turning the intimate eye of love inside out, she's saying, here is the real wonder: a whole is made of many broken parts. It is a startling way to look at ourselves, to reach for the stories of our own hearts' Tishani Doshi

About Janice Pariat

Janice Pariat's debut collection of short stories, Boats on Land (2012), won her the Sahitya Akademi Young Writer Award 2013 and a Crossword Book Award for Fiction. Her first novel, Seahorse, was published in 2014 and was shortlisted for The Hindu Prize for Literature 2015. She has lived in London and Turin and is currently based in New Delhi.

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GOR009614759
9780008272548
0008272549
The Nine-Chambered Heart by Janice Pariat
Janice Pariat
Used - Very Good
Hardback
HarperCollins Publishers
20180517
216
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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