Season of the Rainbirds by Nadeem Aslam
A sack of letters lost in a train crash nineteen years before has mysteriously reappeared, and the inhabitants of a little town in Pakistan are waiting to see what long-buried secrets will come to light. Could the letters have any bearing on Judge Anwar's murder? District Commissioner Azhar is in charge of the investigation but the rumour that he is living in sin with a Christian woman intrigues the townsfolk more than the threat of the letters or even the murder itself: especially the men who, one after another, contrive to bring this scandal to the attention of their devout and ageing priest. SEASON OF THE RAINBIRDS is a novel full of memories and shadows: light years away from the stridency of most contemporary fiction. But in its quiet way and through the sharp lyricism of the writing which makes every sight, sound and smell come alive, Nadeem Aslam has created an exotic and timeless world where the rumble of faraway civil wars, assassinations and changing regimes forms a disquieting background to the traditional rituals of daily life.
**'A model of compact, unadorned storytelling OBSERVER **'Vivid and poignant EVENING STANDARD **'An exquisitely turned portrait of small-town life on the sub-continent: it is a real treat DAILY TELEGRAPH **'Poised and troubling THE TIMES
Nadeem Aslam is a writer of Pakistani origin now living in the United Kingdom.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780349105338 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349105332 |
| Title | Season of the Rainbirds |
| Author | Nadeem Aslam |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1994-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 194 |
| Prizes | Winner of Betty Trask Awards 1994, Winner of Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 1993, Short-listed for Betty Trask Award 1994 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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