The Blind Lady’s Descendants

Anees Salim

Nov 2015 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

Born to silently warring parents, Amar Hamsa grows up in a crumbling house called the Bungalow, anticipating tragedies and ignominies. True to his dark premonitions, bad luck soon starts cascading into his life. At twenty-six, he decides to narrate his story to an imaginary audience, and skeletons tumble out of every cupboard in the Bungalow. The Blind Lady’s Descendants is an utterly compelling and haunting family saga, brimming with intense heartache and wry humour, confirming Anees Salim’s reputation as one of our most outstanding storytellers. The Blind Lady’s Descendants is an utterly compelling and haunting family saga, brimming with intense heartache and wry humour, that confirms Anees Salim as one of our most outstanding storytellers.

Ratings and reviews

The story of a muslim middle class family in present day south India, and its social integration effort s get shattered by economic hardship and communal carnage, and subsequently leads to further difficulties. Narrated very well, By Anees Saleem. Khurshid Ahmad.

About the author

Anees Salim is an advertising professional employed with FCB-ULKA. His published works include The Vicks Mango Tree, Tales from a Vending Machine, Vanity Bagh (winner of The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013) and The Blind Lady’s Descendants (winner of the Crossword Prize for Fiction, 2014). He lives in Kochi with his wife and two children, Omar and Adah.