· Madhuri Vijay’s debut novel is a “fictional” attempt to know Kashmir from both extremes—the latter more than the former—through the lense of a woman visiting here for the first time. The Far Field is a confession by Shalini, a something living in www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins. With rare acumen and evocative prose, in The Far Field Madhuri Vijay masterfully examines Indian politics, class prejudice, and sexuality through the lens of an outsider, offering a profound meditation on grief, guilt, and the limits of compassion. Fiction India Literary Fiction Contemporary. /5. “The Far Field is remarkable, a novel at once politically timely and morally timeless. Madhuri Vijay traces the fault lines of history, love, and obligation running through a fractured family and country. Few novels generate enough power to transform their characters, fewer still their readers. The Far Field does both.”—.
Such is one of the more compelling small moments in Madhuri Vijay's first novel, "The Far Field." These little beats of simple action are all the more welcome as they randomly emerge amidst a very grim fictional though realistic landscape. The protagonist, Shalini, from Bangalore, India, journeys northeast to Kashmir, soon after she has arrived. the far field by Madhuri Vijay ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 15, The chain of events connecting a privileged young Indian woman, her volatile mother, and a tale-spinning Kashmiri merchant leads to tragedy in a story of religious conflict and domestic damage set in contemporary India. The Far Field is an exceptional debut novel. Madhuri Vijay has written a quietly intense tale that both conjures and conveys feelings of uncertainty. After her mother's death Shalini becomes detached from her daily existence. Increasingly alienated from others she makes the impulsive decision to travel to a remote Himalayan village in Kashmir.
The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay is published by Grove Press (£). To order a copy go to www.doorway.ru or call Free UK pp over £15, online orders only. The Far Field is rich in poignancy, in story and characters.”. – HINDUSTAN TIMES. “In Madhuri Vijay’s exquisite debut novel, The Far Field, grief propels a young woman to northern India, where she seeks answers about her mother’s past. She meets people and communities constantly on the brink of political violence, upending her. The Far Field is a striking debut novel. Madhuri Vijay has written a remarkably taught and exceedingly incisive slow-burner, one that will likely make the reader experience many unpleasant feelings, such as uncertainty, frustration, and unease. After her mother's death Shalini, a young woman from Bangalore, becomes detached from her daily.
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