Child of the Divide
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Theatre, Playwriting, Performing Arts, Fiction & Literature, Drama, British & Irish
| Author: | Ms Sudha Bhuchar | ISBN: | 9781350059429 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | November 22, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ms Sudha Bhuchar |
| ISBN: | 9781350059429 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | November 22, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| Language: | English |
I have a boy. He is across the border, I know he is.
A few miles between. The same stars
Shine on him
Summer 1947. Sixteen million people are on the move between India and the newly-formed Pakistan. Amid the violent political upheaval, young Pali's fingers slip from his father's hand, and his destiny changes forever.
Lost, dispossessed and alone, Pali is saved by a Muslim family. The boy is given a new home and new family, a new name, a new faith and a new life. But seven years later, his real father returns to claim him and Pali's life is turned upside down again. He is forced to decide who he is: the Hindu boy he was born to be, the Muslim boy he has become, or simply a child of the divide.
This edition has been published to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of India and a new high-profile production originating once again at the Polka Theatre. Sudha Bhuchar's remarkable story of family, identity and belonging set against a fractured landscape is a fictionalised account of real experiences, of families torn apart and of stolen pasts, where friendship and love are found in unexpected places.
I have a boy. He is across the border, I know he is.
A few miles between. The same stars
Shine on him
Summer 1947. Sixteen million people are on the move between India and the newly-formed Pakistan. Amid the violent political upheaval, young Pali's fingers slip from his father's hand, and his destiny changes forever.
Lost, dispossessed and alone, Pali is saved by a Muslim family. The boy is given a new home and new family, a new name, a new faith and a new life. But seven years later, his real father returns to claim him and Pali's life is turned upside down again. He is forced to decide who he is: the Hindu boy he was born to be, the Muslim boy he has become, or simply a child of the divide.
This edition has been published to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of India and a new high-profile production originating once again at the Polka Theatre. Sudha Bhuchar's remarkable story of family, identity and belonging set against a fractured landscape is a fictionalised account of real experiences, of families torn apart and of stolen pasts, where friendship and love are found in unexpected places.
