Animal's People by Indra Sinha
'I used to be human once. So I'm told. I don't remember it myself, but people who knew me when I was small say I walked on two feet just like a human being...' Ever since he can remember, Animal has gone on all fours, the catastrophic result of what happened on That Night when, thanks to an American chemical company, the Apocalypse visited his slum. Now not quite twenty, he leads a hand-to-mouth existence with his dog Jara and a crazy old nun called Ma Franci, and spends his nights fantasising about Nisha, the daughter of a local musician, and wondering what it must be like to get laid. When a young American doctor, Elli Barber, comes to town to open a free clinic for the still suffering townsfolk - only to find herself struggling to convince them that she isn't there to do the dirty work of the 'Kampani' - Animal plunges into a web of intrigues, scams and plots with the unabashed aim of turning events to his own advantage. Compellingly honest, entertaining and entirely without self-pity, Animal's account lights our way into his dark world with flashes of pure joy - from the very first page all the way to the story's explosive ending.A NIMAL'S PEOPLE is a stunningly humane work of storytelling that takes us right to the heart of contemporary India.
Indra Sinha was born in India and spent his childhood in Bombay and the hills of the Western Ghats. His work of non-fiction, THE CYBERGYPSIES, met with widespread critical acclaim. He lives in Sussex.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743259200 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743259203 |
| Title | Animal's People |
| Author | Indra Sinha |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Prizes | Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book - Eurasia 2008, Short-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2009, Short-listed for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2007 |
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