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The Firebird

Saikat Majumdar

For ten-year-old Ori, his mother’s life as a theatre actor holds as much fascination as it does fear. Approaching adolescence in an unstable home, he is haunted by her nightly stage appearances, and the suspicion and resentment her profession evokes in people around her, at home and among their neighbours. Increasingly consumed by an obsessive hatred of the stage, Ori is irrevocably drawn into a pattern of behaviour that can only have catastrophic consequences. Political bullies, actors, hairdressers, set boys and backstage crew make up the world of The Firebird, a visceral exploration of a young boy stumbling into adulthood far ahead of his years.

  • Classification : General & Literary Fiction
  • Pub Date : JAN 15, 2017
  • Imprint : Hachette India
  • Page Extent : 240
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9789351951766
  • Price : INR 499
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Saikat Majumdar

Saikat Majumdar was born in Calcutta and educated in India and the United States. He is the author of a novel, Silverfish, and a book of criticism, Prose of the World. He currently lives in Delhi and teaches English and Creative Writing at Ashoka University.

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