Name -We of the Forsaken World...Author -Kiran Bhat
Publisher -Iguana Books
Genre -Literary Fiction
Rating -5/5
ISBN -9781771803663
Review no. 26
Synopsis -
In a distant corner of the globe, a man journeys to the birthplace of his mother, a tourist town destroyed by an industrial spill. In a nameless remote tribe, the chief’s second son is born, creating a scramble for succession as their jungles are being destroyed by loggers. In one of the world’s sprawling metropolises, a homeless one-armed woman sets out to take revenge upon the men who trafficked her. And, in a small village of shanty shacks connected only by a mud-and- concrete road, a milkmaid watches the girls she calls friends destroy her reputation.
In we of the forsaken world… Kiran Bhat tells the stories of four worlds falling apart, through the structure of four linguistic chains, comprised of the accounts of four people witnessing the decline of these worlds, in four acts. Like modern communication networks, these sixteen stories connect along subtle lines, dispersing at the moments where another story is about to take place. they flow together and disconnect. Each story is a parable of its own, into the mind of a distinct human being. These are the tales of not just sixteen strangers, but many different lives, who live on this planet, at every second, everywhere.
Review -
We of the Forsaken World... tells us the story of four main characters living in four geographically separated places. The world-building in this book is beautiful and elegant. The story proves to be successful when it comes to making us realize the effect of digitalization,globalization and industrialization. Another lesson that I learned through this novel is that we need to realize our potential.
Initially, the book seems to be a collection of short stories but due to some recurring characters, we realize that there is a common thread between them and it is a clear-cut novel.
The story is narrated through 16 different view points, who live in four different place although the story revolves around four people -the journalist, the chief's son, the milkmaid and the one-armed women.
The story very relatable and is written in a poetical manner which leaves an everlasting effect on the reader. The book makes us realize the problems of the modern world. The character development is also elaborately done in such a way that the reader is able to feel the pain of the characters in this book.
Overall, I loved this book and I think that it is a book that everyone of today's world must read.
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