Mirror of the Darkest Night

by Mahasweta Devi

It's the mid-to-late 1800s and the British have banished Wajid Ali Shah--the nawab of Awadh in Lucknow--to Calcutta. To the sound of the soulful melody of the sarangi, the mercurial courtesan Laayl-e Aasman is playing a dangerous game of love, loyalty, deception, and betrayal. Bajrangi and Kundan, bound by their love for each other and for Laayl-e, struggle to keep their balance. Ranging across generations and geography, the scale of Laayl-e's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857424394
• ISBN13: 9780857424396
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"