The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Guardian 'One of the most unusual and affecting books...
This gorgeously written novel is unlike anything I’ve ever read, and unlike anything you’ve ever read too* Glamour *
One of the most unusual and affecting books... a compulsively readable, devastating novel. -- Jonathan Safran Foer
The Tusk That Did the Damage will leave you breathless as you follow three narrators across the wild plains of India. A poacher, a documentary filmmaker, and an elephant called Gravedigger all illuminate the complexities of the country and culture, and you’ll be stunned by the author’s portrayal of the magnificent, tusked animals central to the character’s lives * Time Out New York *
Lusciously written... a thoroughly readable novel that refuses to provide a simplistic perspective on the brutality of elephant poaching * Metro *
Heart-racingly paced...Narrated in part by a pachyderm, it paints a vivid picture of conservation and corruption..a story that moves...with grace and humour, as light-footed as a poacher * National Geographic Traveller *
One of the most unusual and affecting books... a compulsively readable, devastating novel. -- Jonathan Safran Foer
The Tusk That Did the Damage will leave you breathless as you follow three narrators across the wild plains of India. A poacher, a documentary filmmaker, and an elephant called Gravedigger all illuminate the complexities of the country and culture, and you’ll be stunned by the author’s portrayal of the magnificent, tusked animals central to the character’s lives * Time Out New York *
Lusciously written... a thoroughly readable novel that refuses to provide a simplistic perspective on the brutality of elephant poaching * Metro *
Heart-racingly paced...Narrated in part by a pachyderm, it paints a vivid picture of conservation and corruption..a story that moves...with grace and humour, as light-footed as a poacher * National Geographic Traveller *
Tania James’s debut novel Atlas of Unknowns was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian literature. Three stories from her story collection Aerogrammes were finalists for Best American Short Stories 2008 and 2011. From 2011-2012, she was a Fulbright fellow to India living in New Delhi. She now lives in Washington DC.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846559532 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846559537 |
| Title | The Tusk That Did the Damage |
| Author | Tania James |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Dylan Thomas Prize 2016 (UK) |
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