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The Outsiders

Devi Yesodharan
4.07/5 (26 ratings)
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"An absorbing read, and an author to watch out for" - The Hindu

"The Outsiders’ poignantly addresses the feelings of loss and homesickness that can overwhelm immigrants" - The Tribune

"Peels off the many layers of the complicated journey of migration and spotlights the shifting roles of women" - The Indian Express

"An exquisite exploration of love, loneliness and the migrant experience, The Outsiders is at once a heart-wrenching and compelling read."-- Kiran Manral, bestselling author

Devi Yesodharan's The Outsiders expertly builds its two worlds--separated by almost two millennia and an ocean--to create a narrative braid that is as lashing as it is enthralling."-- Tanuj Solanki, author of Manjhi's Mayhem and The Machine Is Learning


A story that travels through ancient Kerala and 1990s Dubai.

For some people, home is nowhere. They feel out of place—they are adrift, the stranger in the crowd. It’s as if they are forever walking around in shoes that don’t fit.

Can they find a home, imperfect as it may be? Sometimes, all it takes is a place at the other end of the world—or a person.

Nita, a teacher in Kerala, is desperate for a better-paying job and accepts one in Dubai. It is the 1990s, and Dubai is just becoming a boom town. Everything is changing. But Nita struggles to adjust to the city as an immigrant. Her job as a live-in tutor for a young girl puts her in an unfamiliar, servile role with a wealthy family. Nita starts telling the child’s mother a story from ancient India, where Darius, a sailor, arrives at an Indian port seeking his fortune. As she tells this tale, making it up as she goes, she finds that she’s no longer alone.

This is a two-headed story—the narrators Nita and Darius are nested inside each other like Russian dolls. They are both outsiders in unfamiliar places. They make dangerous choices that take them to the breaking point. And as Nita feels her safety unravel, it does for Darius as well.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
208 pages
Publication:
2024
Publisher:
Penguin
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0143466259
ISBN13:
9780143466253
kindle Asin:
B0DK1THT63

The Outsiders

Devi Yesodharan
4.07/5 (26 ratings)
Read Download
"An absorbing read, and an author to watch out for" - The Hindu

"The Outsiders’ poignantly addresses the feelings of loss and homesickness that can overwhelm immigrants" - The Tribune

"Peels off the many layers of the complicated journey of migration and spotlights the shifting roles of women" - The Indian Express

"An exquisite exploration of love, loneliness and the migrant experience, The Outsiders is at once a heart-wrenching and compelling read."-- Kiran Manral, bestselling author

Devi Yesodharan's The Outsiders expertly builds its two worlds--separated by almost two millennia and an ocean--to create a narrative braid that is as lashing as it is enthralling."-- Tanuj Solanki, author of Manjhi's Mayhem and The Machine Is Learning


A story that travels through ancient Kerala and 1990s Dubai.

For some people, home is nowhere. They feel out of place—they are adrift, the stranger in the crowd. It’s as if they are forever walking around in shoes that don’t fit.

Can they find a home, imperfect as it may be? Sometimes, all it takes is a place at the other end of the world—or a person.

Nita, a teacher in Kerala, is desperate for a better-paying job and accepts one in Dubai. It is the 1990s, and Dubai is just becoming a boom town. Everything is changing. But Nita struggles to adjust to the city as an immigrant. Her job as a live-in tutor for a young girl puts her in an unfamiliar, servile role with a wealthy family. Nita starts telling the child’s mother a story from ancient India, where Darius, a sailor, arrives at an Indian port seeking his fortune. As she tells this tale, making it up as she goes, she finds that she’s no longer alone.

This is a two-headed story—the narrators Nita and Darius are nested inside each other like Russian dolls. They are both outsiders in unfamiliar places. They make dangerous choices that take them to the breaking point. And as Nita feels her safety unravel, it does for Darius as well.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
208 pages
Publication:
2024
Publisher:
Penguin
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0143466259
ISBN13:
9780143466253
kindle Asin:
B0DK1THT63

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