Baby Khaki's Wings Paperback by Anar Ali

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada (2009-07-28)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 256 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780143052456
• Item Weight: 254.02 grams
• Dimensions: 8.22 x 5.24 x 0.67 cm

These richly imagined tales, by turns playful and dark, and shot through with magic, depict the lives of East African Ismailis, a Muslim community with origins in India and a history of upheaval and dislocation. Set variously in Canada and East Africa, these stories portray characters caught between home and exile, between what is real and what is imagined, what is lost and what is found. A baby with wings, a disappeared life savings, a pearl diver's magical secrets—in each story, what is cursed is also blessed, and redemption, when it comes, will take your breath away.

Reminiscent of the stories of Singer and O. Henry, Baby Khaki's Wings is an unforgettable reading experience and the mark of a singularly new and luminous literary talent.

About the Author

Anar Ali’s first book, Baby Khaki’s Wings, was a finalist for the Commonwealth Writer's Prize (Best First Book), Ontario’s Trillium Book Award, and the Danuta Gleed Literary Prize. She is also a screenwriter and has a TV drama series in development with the CBC. Anar currently splits her time between Toronto and Mexico.