Book
Translated from the gibberish : seven stories and one half truth
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735278523 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
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regular print
214 pages ; 21 cm. - Publisher: Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Translated from the gibberish, part one -- Swimming coach -- Behind the Moon -- Circus wedding -- Butter chicken -- Mr. Molt -- The treasury of sweetness -- Transalated from the gibberish, part two. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | East Indians -- Canada -- Fiction Immigrants -- Fiction India -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Short stories. Canadian fiction. |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Castlegar Public Library | FIC IRA (Text) | 35146002160265 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Elkford Public Library | FC IRA (Text) | 35170000478073 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fernie Heritage Library | FIC IRA (Text) | 35136000564717 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Invermere Public Library | FIC IRA (Text) | IPL056721 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Nelson Public Library | F IRA (Text) | 3514830031681 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Rossland Public Library | FIC IRA (Text) | 35162001010831 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AF IRANI (Text) | TRL27644 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| 100 Mile House Branch | IRA (Text) | 33923006202695 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | IRA (Text) | 33923006153922 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Trail and District Public Library Main Branch | F IRA (Text) | 35110001194303 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"In this modern-day treasury, we meet: a swimming instructor determined to reenact John Cheever's iconic short story "The Swimmer" in the pools of Mumbai; a famous chef who, overcome by a devastating childhood memory, melts down during an appearance on a New York talk show; a gangster's wife who is convinced she's found the reincarnation of a lost loved one in a penguin from the Mumbai zoo; an illegal immigrant in North Vancouver who is drawn into a pick-up cricket game that may decide his fate. These are just some of the extraordinary characters that animate this wildly imaginative collection of tales about people caught between two worlds. The collection culminates in a gorgeous and emotionally raw denouement: a story exploring the author's own experience of twenty years in Canada as an immigrant, ingeniously blurring the line between fiction and fact."--
