Monkey-man

Monkey-man

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Summary

3 January 2000. It is the start of the new millennium. On Ammanagudi Street in Bangalore, a strange creature is spotted.

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Monkey-man by Kr Usha

As the beast seizes the imagination of the city, the first people to sight it - Shrinivas Moorty, a teacher in a local college, Pushpa Rani, who works in a call centre, Neela Mary Gopalrao, secretary to an influential man, and Sukhiya Ram, her office boy - are invited to talk about it on Bali Brums's hugely popular radio show. What was it that they saw? A bat? A malevolent avatar? A sign of the displeasure of the gods? The grotesque mascot of a city that is growing too fast and crumbling too soon? Or merely a monkey that has lost its way? Using evocative prose that reflects her profound understanding of human nature, Usha K.R. delves into the lives of her characters and their unexpectedly linked destinies in a city that has grown from a 'Pensioner's Paradise' to the frenetic hub of the country's IT industry.
Usha K.R. has been writing fiction for over two decades, beginning with short fiction. Her short story 'Sepia Tones' won the Katha Award for short fiction in 1995. Sojourn, her first novel, was published in 1998 and the second, The Chosen, in 2003. A Girl and a River is her third novel. Usha lives and works in Bangalore
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ISBN 13 9780143068563
ISBN 10 0143068563
Title Monkey-man
Author Kr Usha
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published 2010-12-01
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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