Jivan is a Muslim girl from the slums, determined to move up in life, who is accused of executing a terrorist attack on a train because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir is an opportunistic gym teacher who hitches his aspirations to a right-wing political party, and finds that his own ascent becomes linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely--an irresistible outcast whose exuberant voice and dreams of glory fill the novel with warmth and hope and humor--has the alibi that can set Jivan free, but it will cost her everything she holds dear.
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梅加·马宗达(Megha Majumdar)
印度作家,在加尔各答出生、成长,毕业于哈佛大学,研究生毕业于约翰斯·霍普金斯大学社会人类学专业,现任独立出版社Catapult Books编辑,常居纽约。《有人想要你的影子》是她的第一部出版作品,获怀丁奖、尤瓦·普拉斯卡奖,成为《纽约时报》畅销书、《卫报》年度小说。
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爱儿坚信自己将来会过上更好的生活,我也这么认为。 我的生活也在变好。就算我住在一个半砖造的房子里又怎么样呢?我正在从吃大白菜的人成为吃鸡肉的人。我拥有一部大屏智能手机,这可是我用自己挣的工资买来的。这款屏幕闪动的基础版智能手机是我分期付款买的,等有钱的时候我再把信用卡上的欠款还掉。但是现在,我所联系的世界要比我住的这个地方更大。
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