Sojourn

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'Where most of us can barely trace our own footprints in the mass of moments that are the stuff of experience, numerous and storyless as grains of sand on a beach, Chaudhuri delves in masterfully to lift out arcs, moods, treasures.'
James Meek

'A mysterious, subtle, haunting novel.'
Chris Power

An unnamed man arrives in Berlin as a visiting professor. It is a place fused with Western history and cultural fracture lines. He moves along its streets and pavements; through its department stores, museums and restaurants. He befriends Faqrul, an enigmatic exiled poet, and Birgit, a woman with whom he shares the vagaries of attraction. He tries to understand his white-haired cleaner. Berlin is a riddle-he becomes lost not only in the city but in its legacy.

Sealed off in his own solitude, and as his visiting professorship passes, the narrator awaits transformation and meaning. Ultimately, he starts to understand that the less sure he becomes of his place in the moment, the more he knows his way.

'Chaudhuri has already proved that he can write better than just about anybody of his generation.' Jonathan Coe

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Authors:
Chaudhuri, Amit
Year Published:
2022
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
9780571360345
Number of Pages:
144
Publication Date:
25/08/2022
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9780571360345

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