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A finely observed comedy of manners, this novel presents an imaginative and poetic play on the symbols of Hinduism in a secular and cosmopolitan society. Devan, a teacher of Hinduism to rural Indians, finds his life turned upside down when he leaves his village and family and heads to the urban, cosmopolitan capital of Georgetown, Guyana. In a city that is ethnically diverse, he meets members of the wealthy and politically cynical Indian elite--an experience at odds with the ardent simplicities of his teaching--Devan is exposed to the dangers of religion when it is made to serve the needs of ethnic assertion. With a blend of humor and sobering insight, this novel explores the friction between religious fundamentalism and cosmopolitanism.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: Wizard Swami
• Author: Cyril Dabydeen
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136
• EAN: 9780948833199
• ISBN: 094883319X
• ID: 11586450
• Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Ltd
• Weight: 168 g
• Dimensions: 200 × 140 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: May 2007

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