In the city by the sea
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"Hasan is eleven years old. He loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever, vibrant artistic mother and his etymologically obsessed lawyer father, and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra. One early summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. Soon after, Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his beloved uncle Salman, a dissenting politician, is arrested and charged with treason. Set in a land ruled by an oppresive military regime, this eloquent, charming and quietly political novel vividly recreates the confusing world of a young boy on the edge of adulthood, and beautifully illustrates the transformative power of the imagination."--Page 4 of cover.
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Domestic fiction
England
England -- London
Friendship
Friendship -- Fiction
Immigrants
Immigrants -- Fiction
Karachi (Pakistan) -- Fiction
London (England) -- Fiction
Pakistan
Pakistan -- Fiction
Pakistan -- Karachi
Pakistanis
Pakistanis -- England -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Separation (Psychology)
Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction
England
England -- London
Friendship
Friendship -- Fiction
Immigrants
Immigrants -- Fiction
Karachi (Pakistan) -- Fiction
London (England) -- Fiction
Pakistan
Pakistan -- Fiction
Pakistan -- Karachi
Pakistanis
Pakistanis -- England -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Separation (Psychology)
Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction
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Grouping Title | in the city by the sea |
Grouping Author | kamila shamsie |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-05-01 05:15:22AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-12 00:58:22AM |
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Shamsie, Kamila, 1973-
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"Hasan is eleven years old. He loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever, vibrant artistic mother and his etymologically obsessed lawyer father, and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra. One early summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. Soon after, Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his beloved uncle Salman, a dissenting politician, is arrested and charged with treason. Set in a land ruled by an oppresive military regime, this eloquent, charming and quietly political novel vividly recreates the confusing world of a young boy on the edge of adulthood, and beautifully illustrates the transformative power of the imagination."--Page 4 of cover.
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England
England -- London
Friendship
Friendship -- Fiction
Immigrants
Immigrants -- Fiction
Karachi (Pakistan) -- Fiction
London (England) -- Fiction
Pakistan
Pakistan -- Fiction
Pakistan -- Karachi
Pakistanis
Pakistanis -- England -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Separation (Psychology)
Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction
England
England -- London
Friendship
Friendship -- Fiction
Immigrants
Immigrants -- Fiction
Karachi (Pakistan) -- Fiction
London (England) -- Fiction
Pakistan
Pakistan -- Fiction
Pakistan -- Karachi
Pakistanis
Pakistanis -- England -- Fiction
Romance fiction
Separation (Psychology)
Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction
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In the city by the sea
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Immigrants
Pakistanis
Separation (Psychology)
Immigrants
Pakistanis
Separation (Psychology)
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