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In un limpido lunedì di ottobre Srilakshmi, brillante scrittrice trentacinquenne e docente di zoologia, si toglie la vita. Sembra che nessuno conosca il motivo del suo gesto, ma le voci girano, le teorie si rincorrono e il suo nome diventa quasi leggenda. Tutti parlano di lei. Tutti, tranne Markose, un amore folle e sbagliato che le aveva tolto la dignità e che ora vuole portarsi via anche un pezzo della sua anima. Cinquantadue anni dopo, in un resort sul fiume Nila, si intrecciano i destini di donne diverse per età, provenienza e cultura. Urvashi, giornalista di successo con un matrimonio ormai esausto, è nel resort per sfuggire a un ex amante che non accetta la fine della loro relazione. Qui incontra Najma, che si cela sotto un burqa. Sfregiata con l’acido per aver rifiutato una proposta di matrimonio, privata per sempre del proprio volto e dell’amato lavoro di insegnante, Najma non ha perso la fierezza e la caparbietà. Colpita da tanto coraggio, Urvashi trova la forza di affrontare il suo stalker. Per scappare al proprio orco, Megha, invece, che ha solo sei anni, trova riparo all’interno di un vecchio armadio in una stanza del resort. Ma proprio in quell’armadio è rimasta intrappolata l’anima di Srilakshmi, che non trova pace: la sua storia, il sapore amaro di una passione appena assaggiata ma che non può essere vissuta liberamente, racchiude e simboleggia la lotta e la resistenza di tutte le altre.
Un romanzo intenso ed emozionante, in cui l’autrice di Cuccette per signora racconta la condizione femminile in India, attraverso vite di donne spesso segnate dal dramma e dalla violenza, ma anche capaci di rialzarsi e rinascere.
- ISBN: 8823522927
- Casa Editrice: Guanda
- Pagine: 336
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A very powerful book which moved me. Anita Nair has become one of my favourite authors of recent years , and I love the fact that she is one of the rare few who can effortlessly churn up a variety of genres . This book deals with womanhood -mostly the angst of womanhood , how women can't escape from p Leggi tutto
One-word review: Poignant . Originally reviewed on www.themusingquill.com . . . And thus begins the story of Sreelakshmi that's bound to stay with me forever. . . This is the story of Sreelakshmi. But it is also the story of Megha, Urvashi, Maya, Liliana, Sisters - Theresa and Thomasina, Brinda, Najma. T Leggi tutto
This was my first book by Anita Nair, and I'm amazed by her writing. I loved a good suspense novel, and Eating Wasps was one brilliant story with topics that'll leave a mark on your heart and will stay with you forever. Many stories of women interconnect, and forms one meaningful read. Though these l Leggi tutto
Loved it loved it loved it...Though it is the lives of many women I loved the narrator best and on finishing realised she is based on a famous Malayali writer of yesteryears.. I think many characters from her stories also appear here..Have been obsessed with her and am searching high and low for her Leggi tutto
This is a grim and gripping book, showcasing the reality in terms of what all troubles most women have to face in their regular life. Its like a series of short stories 'chalk'ed along by connecting the dots. Quite sensitive - dealing with child molestation, acid attack, stereotyping sportswomen, extr Leggi tutto
When a story lifts off the pages of a book and teleport us to another place, another time and in another’s mind, it is a story no more. It becomes an experience. When words weave the experiences of many relatable characters into a colorful fabric, it becomes that veil between the imagined and the re Leggi tutto
The story is told from the POV of Urvashi, who is a journalist past her prime, Sreelaksmi, a ghost who was a writer in her life, and various girls/women whom they both encounter. Each chapter is divided into 3 subsections, the first two are POVs of Urvashi and Sreelaksmi and last one by a different w Leggi tutto
If books chose a word to represent themselves, Eating Wasp would choose Poignant. Because it leaves you restless and sad, akin to a traumatic experience where you feel a little shaken, gasping while you still try to make sense of what elapsed. Like the protagonist, who actually eats a wasp as a kid, Leggi tutto
Anita Nair is a remarkable writer and a compelling storyteller. In her latest novel, ‘Eating Wasps’ she charts the tale of Sreelakshmi, a thirty – five year old writer who takes her own life and the women who touch her restless spirit, half a century after her demise, when her trapped soul is given Leggi tutto
Originally posted in The Liquid Sunset A book like this is intended to reach most human beings. A book like this can cloud your heart with the darkness that is seeping through its pages and engulf you in a shroud. Anita Nair’s brilliant piece of work, Eating Wasps is a book dedicated to finding the m Leggi tutto
