Shubhangi Swarup, Latitudes of Longing Book Event

Elliott Bay Book Company

 Mumbai-based writer Shubhangi Swarup,  Latitudes of Longing Book Event

We span the globe with this virtual program featuring Mumbai-based writer Shubhangi Swarup. Two years ago, friends from India delivered a small assortment of novels and poetry that were then newly published there. One of them leapt out, the utterly astonishing novel that is Shubhangi Swarup’s <a href="https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9780593132555" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Latitudes of Longing</a>. We found out early on that it would be published in the US by our friends and colleagues at One World in New York, and here it has been, released here back in the time when no one was going into bookstores anywhere. Carrying a weight and gravity that embraces the human, but also goes well beyond it, Latitudes of Longing takes readers from the Andaman Islands to Yangoon, thence to Kathmandu, and lastly to Ladakh, telling a chronologically linked series of stories. These stories connect the human in sometimes astonishing ways, transcendent moments of life, death, and love, the latter of a sudden, surprise dimension that can take the breath away. “The lush monsoon-soaked Andaman Islands. The snow deserts of Ladakh. The valley of Kathmandu. The jagged edge of Burma. Swarup’s lyrical debut exalts in the majesty of the South Asian subcontinent by framing every one of her characters against these spectacular landscapes. . . . Generous doses of magical realism mixed in with regional folklore add to the atmospheric charm . . . These sumptuous and haunting narratives confirm a character’s worst suspicion that ‘reality is the worst story ever written.’ Fiction is infinitely better, especially when it offers true escape like this one.”—Booklist. “Incandescent! What a treasure. Thank you for this gem. It should be galloping across the galaxies. Or maybe not so that those of us who have run into it can keep the experience as a cultish and delectable secret!”—Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor.

Order a copy of Latitudes of Longing <a href="https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9780593132555" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Here:</a> Presented by Elliott Bay Book Company in association with Tasveer and its Tasveer South Asia Literary Festival (starting October 21).

Shubhangi Swarup, Latitudes of Longing Book Event

More events from Elliott Bay Book Company

Discover more events from Elliott Bay Book Company, from Hobbies to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.

Shubhangi Swarup, Latitudes of Longing Book Event

More events from Elliott Bay Book Company

Discover more events from Elliott Bay Book Company, from Hobbies to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all online events to browse and filter by date, category, and more.