The Cripple and His TalismansThe Cripple and His Talismans
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Book, 2003
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Current format, Book, 2003, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsPrepare to enter a world where the norms of human behavioreven the rules governing time and gravityare set on their heads. This dark and wry fable begins with the narrator waking up and discovering he is missing an arm. He has no idea how he lost it or how to find it but as he searches the chaotic, often surreal streets of Bombay, he meets an absurd and marvelous cast of characters who offer him clues: a woman selling rainbows, a beggar living under an egg cart, a coffin maker who builds finger-sized caskets, a giant who lives underwater, a homeless boy riding the rails. They all lead him to Baba Rakhu, master of the underworld, who will reveal the story of his lost arm for a price.
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- Vancouver : Raincoast Books, 2003.
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