Amrita -Imroz: A Love Story by Trilok Uma & Inheritance of Loss The (R/J) (SET OF 2 BOOKS)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.When I wrapped myself with your being our bodies turned inwards in contemplation Our limbs intertwined Like blossoms in a garland Like an offering at the altar of the spirit Our names slipping out of our lips Became a sacred hymn . . (from Adi Dharam by Amrita Pritam). Acclaimed as the doyenne of Punjabi literature Amrita Pritam received many awards including India's highest literary award the Jnanpith in 1981. Born in Gujranwala now in Pakistan in 1919 she came to India after the partition of the subcontinent in 1947. Her best-known work is a classic poem addressed to the great eighteenth-century Sufi poet Waris Shah in which she laments the carnage of Partition and calls on him to give voice from his grave. Amrita met Imroz a well-known artist in the 1960s and they became lifelong companions. They stayed together for more than forty years till her death after a long illness in October 2005. In this moving tribute she communicates her sense of deep wonder at their unique and unconventional relationship as also her profound admiration for the creative energy of these two extraordinary individuals.In a crumbling isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace when his orphaned granddaughter Sai arrives on his doorstep. The judge's cook watches over her distractedly for his thoughts are often on his son Biju who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another. Kiran Desai's brilliant novel published to huge acclaim is a story of joy and despair. Her characters face numerous choices that majestically illuminate the consequences of colonialism as it collides with the modern world. About the Author Kiran Desai was born in India in 1971. Her last book was the critically acclaimed Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Educated in India England and the United States she continues to divide her time between places with mixed results.