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008			160405s2016 ii 000 1 eng d
010			_a 2016317127
020			_a9789351777458 (hardback)
100	0		_aSrinivasan, Ashok.
245	1	0	_aOnce upon a time / _cAshok Srinivasan.
264		1	_aNew Delhi : _bFourth Estate, _c2016.
300			_a167 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a""Winner of the Hindu prize 2014""--Cover.
500			_aNovel.
520			_aBrinda Murty is born and brought up in a traditional joint family in Bangalore, though her life is anything but commonplace. She can recall things that happened before she was born and comes of age in a home where not just time but history has gone haywire. In her teens, she discovers that physical contact with her heals some people, but does not work so well for those she is close to. As the others around her age and decay, she remains young and grows ever more radiantly beautiful. But the price she has to pay is a deepening loneliness. Part fairy tale and part savage reality, Once Upon a Time is a multi-layered narrative from a winner of The Hindu Prize and greatly relevant at the time of a raging debate on the issue of tolerance in Indian society.
651			_aIndia -- Fiction. _v _x _y _z _2
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