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      Baby Khaki's Wings

      by Anar Ali
      Published
      Mar 2006
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      246
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      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.

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      First Edition Mar 2006 Penguin (Canada) ISBN13 9780670064250 ISBN10 0670064254
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      Viking ISBN13 9780735234284 ISBN10 0735234280
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