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Swimmer Among the Stars
Swimmer Among the Stars: Stories | Kanishk Tharoor
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[A] writer who is gifted not just with extraordinary talent but also with a subtle, original, and probing mind. Amitav Ghosh In one of the singularly imaginative stories from Kanishk Tharoors Swimmer Among the Stars, despondent diplomats entertain themselves by playing table tennis in zero gravityfor after rising seas destroy Manhattan, the United Nations moves to an orbiting space hotel. In other tales, a team of anthropologists treks to a remote village to record a languages last surviving speaker intoning her native tongue; an elephant and his driver cross the ocean to meet the whims of a Moroccan princess; and Genghis Khans marauding army steadily approaches an unnamed citys walls. With exuberant originality and startling vision, Tharoor cuts against the grain of literary convention, drawing equally from ancient history and current events. His world-spanning stories speak to contemporary challenges of environmental collapse and cultural appropriation, but also to the workings of legend and their timeless human truths. Whether refashioning the romances of Alexander the Great or confronting the plight of todays refugees, Tharoor writes with distinctive insight and remarkable assurance. Swimmer Among the Stars announces the arrival of a vital, enchanting talent.
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arubabookwoman
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Day 4 #7days7covers I'm going to have to figure out how to download my photos so the tops aren't always cut off when I post. Sorry.🤪

LeahBergen Do you have an iPhone? Switch to square mode when you‘re taking photos. 😀 5y
Tanisha_A I love this! 5y
arubabookwoman @LeahBergen Thanks! I do have an iPhone, and will try that with today's choice, 5y
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Pickpick

And I'm back baby! Been MIA because I broke my phone this past weekend! So glad to be back I missed you all! In the meantime I got a lot of reading done without my phone distracting me!

CherylDeFranceschi Welcome back! 🎉 7y
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LonesomeReader
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Kanishk Tharoor's exciting new short stories give an imaginative & thoughtful take on history, migration & language.

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Liberty
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I put all the entries from the #READATHONSTORIES giveaway into the random name generator and @mrsa_d won! Thanks to everyone for participating. Another giveaway is coming your way in a few minutes! 🎉📚😘

Mc_cart_ny Wow, that cover is seriously gorgeous! Reminds me of van Gogh. 7y
mrsa_d Thank you @Liberty! The first sentence of the description for this one is "An interview with the last speaker of a language." I'm already hooked! 7y
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Liberty
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GIVEAWAY TIME #3: As promised, I am going to shed some books during my impromptu #36hourReadathon. Next up: a wonderful book of stories! To win, make a post about your favorite book of short stories, use the hashtag #READATHONSTORIES, and tag me in the photo. Do this by 1pm EST today (April 6th) and I'll randomly select one winner to receive all the book. This giveaway is open to everyone. Good luck! ⭐️🤘🏻📚

balletbookworm Ooh, I haz this one! Not done with it but a definite recommend :) 7y
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MarriedtoMrT That's a really pretty cover. 7y
Sue Great nail art! 7y
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Pickpick

Interesting stories, some based in what feels like history but might be imagination. Exotic settings and surprises.

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kerry
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If the first story here is any indication, this is going to be spectacular. // #shortstories

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