Nectar in a Sieve
1954 novel by Kamala Markandaya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nectar in a Sieve is a 1954 novel by Kamala Markandaya. The book is set in India during a period of intense urban development and is the chronicle of the marriage between Rukmani, youngest daughter of a village headman, and Nathan, a tenant farmer. The story is told in the first person by Rukmani, beginning from her arranged marriage to Nathan at the age of 12 to his death many years later.
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Author | Kamala Markandaya |
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Country | India |
Language | English |
Genre | Semi-autobiographical |
Publisher | John Day Company (US) Putnam (UK) |
Publication date | 1954 |
Media type | |
Pages | 255 |
OCLC | 47948467 |
823/.914 21 | |
LC Class | PR9499.3.M367 N43 2002 |
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