Songs At the River's Edge
Stories From a Bangladeshi Village
Published on 20. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7453-1094-7 (ISBN)
Description
Katy Gardner's account of her fifteen-month stay in the small Bangladeshi village of Talukpur has become a classic study of rural life in South Asia.
Through a series of beautifully crafted narratives, the villagers and their stories are brought vividly to life and the author's role as an outsider sensitively conveyed in her descriptions of the warm friendships she makes.
Above all Songs at the River's Edge is written from a deep respect of Bangladesh and its country.
Through a series of beautifully crafted narratives, the villagers and their stories are brought vividly to life and the author's role as an outsider sensitively conveyed in her descriptions of the warm friendships she makes.
Above all Songs at the River's Edge is written from a deep respect of Bangladesh and its country.
Reviews / Votes
'Beautifully and simply written ... the characters emerge in all their humanity, frailty and humour' -- New Internationalist 'In reading it, you experience a profound sense of entering another community and seeing it from the inside. Gardner's evocative descriptions and her ability to convey the emotional intensity of its people make this a memorable book' -- Literary ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7453-1094-7 (9780745310947)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
03/1997
1st Edition
Pluto Press
€31.99
Available for download
Person
Katy Gardner is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author of Global Migrants, Local Lives (Oxford University Press, 1995), Discordant Development (Pluto, 2012) and Anthropology and Development (Pluto, 2015).
Content
Foreword
1. September Arrival
2. The Lives that Allah Gives
3. Hushnia gets married
4. A Woman's Place
5. The Lives that Allah Takes
6. Roukea buys a new Sari
7. Stories of the Spirits
8. Storms
9. Abdullah seeks a Cure
10. Alim Ullah goes to Saudi
11. Ambia's story
12. November departure
1. September Arrival
2. The Lives that Allah Gives
3. Hushnia gets married
4. A Woman's Place
5. The Lives that Allah Takes
6. Roukea buys a new Sari
7. Stories of the Spirits
8. Storms
9. Abdullah seeks a Cure
10. Alim Ullah goes to Saudi
11. Ambia's story
12. November departure