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Manju Kapur

    Manju Kapurová zkoumá složitosti lidských vztahů a společenských norem ve svých románech. Její práce se vyznačuje pronikavým pohledem na ženské postavy, které se pohybují ve světě plném očekávání a omezení. Kapurová mistrně vykresluje psychologickou hloubku svých postav a jejich vnitřní boje. Její styl je zároveň pronikavý i citlivý a nabízí čtenářům bohatý a podnětný zážitek.

    The Immigrant
    Home
    Difficult Daughters
    A Married Woman
    Custody
    Brothers
    • Brothers

      • 384 stránek
      • 14 hodin čtení
      5,0(1)Ohodnotit

      Ambition, desire, betrayal, and anguish unfold within the complex landscape of family dynamics, revealing deep emotional struggles and intricate relationships. The narrative explores how these themes intertwine, showcasing the characters' journeys as they navigate their aspirations and the impact of their choices on one another.

      Brothers
    • Custody

      • 432 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení
      3,5(15)Ohodnotit

      When Shagun leaves Raman for another man, a bitter legal battle ensues. The custody of their two young children is thrown into question and Shagun must decide what price she will pay for freedom. Meanwhile, Ishita, a failed marriage behind her, finds another chance at happiness with Raman.

      Custody
    • A Married Woman

      • 320 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení
      2,8(10)Ohodnotit

      Astha has everything an educated, middle-class Delhi woman could ask for - children, a dutiful loving husband, and comfortable surroundings. So why should she be consumed with a sense of unease and dissatisfaction?

      A Married Woman
    • Difficult Daughters

      • 282 stránek
      • 10 hodin čtení
      3,6(2219)Ohodnotit

      Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, Difficult Daughters is the story of a young woman torn between the desire for education and the lure of illicit love. Virmati, a young woman born into a high-minded household, falls in love with a neighbour, the Professor - a man who is already married.

      Difficult Daughters
    • Home

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení
      3,3(39)Ohodnotit

      When their traditional business - selling saris - is increasingly sidelined by the new fashion for jeans and stitched salwar kameez, the Banwari Lal family must adapt.

      Home
    • The Immigrant

      • 331 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení
      3,2(87)Ohodnotit

      A poignant, intimate and compelling new novel about starting anew and leaving the familiar behind, from the author of Home, A Married Woman and Difficult Daughters.

      The Immigrant
    • En familia

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení
      4,3(4)Ohodnotit

      Paradójicamente, aunque Sona ha conseguido unirse a una próspera familia, vivirá siempre quejándose por todo, torturada por la rivalidad con sus cuñados y por una suegra arisca, mientras que su hermana Rupa, que no puede tener hijos y cuyo marido, para que llene el vacío de sus días, le permite atender una pequeña tienda, acepta con mejor espíritu la suerte que le ha tocado. La supuesta bendición de los hijos comenzará a torcerse para Sona cuando al llegar éstos a la adolescencia no respondan a las expectativas que sus padres se habían trazado para ellos.

      En familia