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Following his spectacular debut, The Death of Vishnu, Manil Suri returns with a mesmerizing story of modern India, richly layered with themes from Hindu mythology.
The Age of Shiva is at once a powerful story of a country in turmoil and an extraordinary portrait of maternal love.
Meera, the narrator, is seventeen years old when she catches her first glimpse of Dev, performing a song so infused with passion that it arouses in her the first flush of erotic longing. She wonders if she can steal him away from Roopa, her older, more beautiful sister, who has brought her along to see him.
It is only when her son is born that Meera begins to imagine a life of fulfillment. She engulfs him with a love so deep, so overpowering, that she must fear its consequences.
Meera's unforgettable story, embodying Shiva as a symbol of religious upheaval, places The Age of Shiva among the most compelling novels to emerge from contemporary India.
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Very Nicely Written -  |
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A wonderful novel talking about the travails of a woman through her journey from her youth to her old days. She lives a life which has a lot of trauma's associated with it. Manil Suri does a fantastic job in describing the feelings and emotions. |
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All gods are not equal -  |
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Alas, though I had very much looked forward to this guy's second effort, I have to say that it read like undigested research for a novel that would one day be called The Age of Shiva.
Forced, unnatural. He had a commitment to do the book for the publisher. But without the immediacy and character and fluidity of the first, it fails and disappoints a predisposed reader. |
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I thought I would never reach the end - |
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I truly loved the author's first book, the Death of Visnu. I was so let down by this one, after looking forward to reading it so much. It was depressing, a little creepy, and I became ever so tired of the main character. This is a gifted author. I hope he writes another book, this time expanding the context to other personalities, as he did in his first book. |
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Intellectually interesting, but not a compelling read - |
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In the age of Shiva, Manil Suri tells the story of several Indian families as seen through the eyes of his narrator, Meera, a widowed middle aged woman looking back on her life after her son has left home. Providing the background for this tale are the stories of creation and destruction which characterize much Indian religious thought and periodic references to historic events of the past fifty years.
This scheme gives the reader many interesting contradictions to contemplate. For example, the many descriptions of women being limited to traditional roles contrast with the descriptions of Indira Gandhi's control over the country. The liberal political notions of Meera's father contrast with his actual treatment of his daughters and wife. Meera's all consuming love for her son typifies the virtues of a mother's love and is also deeply sick. The stories of Hindu deities contrast with the plots of the old movies adored by Meera. With so many references to religion, history, and Indian popular culture and having been written by a mathematician, one is sure that these references must be purposeful and that there is an underlying structure that, if understood, would illuminate the book's symbolism. Unfortunately, however, I, at least, failed to discover that underlying structure. Although the many references and allusions lead you to look for greater meaning; in the end, this appears to be a book that is only about Meera's own perceptions of her world. Perhaps this is the ultimate contradiction that the book is intended to illuminate: that although our lives appear to acquire meaning out of history, religion, politics, and culture, in the end our lives are lived on very small stages where all that matters are the relationships that we have with a few relatives and friends and our own thoughts. |
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a deeply enriching experience - |
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Bottom line: what an awesome story teller; rich in personal experiences. rich in culture. If you are interesting in reading a novel to learn about other cultures and the impact it has on a woman in a secular society - this is a book worth reading. I could not put the book down.
shocker for me: the author is a guy and he wrote such an amazing and intricate plot evolving around a young woman. I dont want to give the plot away; but the experience was very moving for me. |
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