The storm.
The storm.
By
:
Anwar, Arif.
Publication Date
:
2018
Subject Term
:
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Storytelling -- Fiction.
Natural disasters -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Summary
:
Inspired by the 1970 Bhola Cyclone, in which half a million people perished overnight, The Storm seamlessly interweaves five love stories that, together, chronicle fifty years of Bangladeshi history. Shahryar, a recent Ph.D. graduate and father of nine-year-old Anna, must leave the US when his visa expires. As father and daughter spend their last remaining weeks together, Shahryar tells Anna the history of his country, beginning in a village on the Bay of Bengal, where a poor fisherman and his Hindu wife, who converted to Islam out of love for him, are preparing to face a storm of historic proportions. Their story intersects with those of a Japanese fighter pilot, a British female doctor stationed in Burma during World War II, a Buddhist monk originally from Austria, and a privileged couple in Calcutta who leave everything behind to move to East Pakistan following the Partition of India. The structure of this riveting novel mimics the storm itself--building to a series of revelatory and moving climaxes as it explores the many ways in which families love, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781443454216
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Clarenville (BCE) | Adult Fic Softcover | Adult Fiction Softcover | FIC ANW | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT FIC SC - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction Softcover - Basement | FIC ANW | Checked In |