Once Upon a Time
Author : Ashok Srinivasan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Release Date : 2016-02-10
ISBN 10 : 9789351777465
Pages : 176 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (777 downloads)
Download Once Upon a Time PDF Format Full Free by Ashok Srinivasan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First novel from an award-winning writer Brinda is born in a traditional joint family, but behind the veneer of normalcy lurks an enigmatic life. She has detailed memory of things that happened before her birth. Physical contact with her heals the sick, the rotten and the corrupt. Brutalised repeatedly, she only becomes more beautiful and remains inviolate, unable to achieve physical intimacy even with the man she loves. There comes a time when she is arrested without any charges and moved from prison to prison. But in a world where time and history are as fluid as her memory, she stays radiantly young while those around her age and decay. Both as witness and victim, she lives through the horrors of a society sliding into superstition and intolerance. Ultimately, she is subjected to a farcical trial where every aspect of her past is presented to the court in a dark, new light before a tragic conclusion. Once Upon a Time is Ashok Srinivasan's powerful debut novel and the successor to his prize-winning collection of short stories, Book of Common Signs. A multi-layered fairy tale for adults that comes close to some of the harshest cruelties of our times, it reconfirms the arrival of an important new writer on India's literary firmament.