Everything the Light Touches

Name: Everything the Light Touches
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By Janice Pariat

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Everything the Light Touches by Janice Pariat is a rich tapestry of interconnected narratives exploring the themes of nature, colonialism, and knowledge. It weaves together the lives of several characters across different times and places, each on their own journey to understand the natural world better. Through these stories, the book reflects on the interplay between human ambition and the wisdom of the earth.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring the interplay between the environment, culture, and personal discovery. It weaves together narratives that traverse different times and places, offering insightful perspectives on how our interactions with the natural world shape our identities and experiences. Perfect for those with a curiosity about human connection to the environment and a penchant for insightful storytelling.

‘A novel like none other’ AMITAV GHOSH ‘A masterpiece’ AVNI DOSHI ‘Wise, funny, touching’ ROBERT MACFARLANE

The critically acclaimed novel from the award-winning author

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‘A novel like none other’ AMITAV GHOSH

‘A masterpiece’ AVNI DOSHI

‘Wise, funny, touching’ ROBERT MACFARLANE

Winner, Sushila Devi 2023

Winner, Atta Galatta 2023 for Best Fiction

Winner, AutHer Award 2023 for Fiction

Finalist, Tata Live Award for Fiction 2023

Longlisted, 2023 JCB Prize for Literature

Shortlisted, Valley of Words Awards 2023 for English Fiction

A Best Book of 2022 in The New Yorker

Four lives, uniquely linked, in a story that journeys across continents and centuries…

For Shai, lost and drifting, a visit to her hometown in India’s Northeast offers the possibility of new ways of living.

For Evelyn, a Cambridge student, scientific inspiration guides her to the forests of the lower Himalayas and a world she has only read about.

For Johann, a German writer, travelling through Italy inspires him to develop ground-breaking ideas that will cement his place in history.

And for a young Swede, an unwavering curiosity for Earth’s natural wonders takes him on an expedition that will forever alter the way we understand the world around us.

A multi-layered literary saga bringing together people and places that seem, at first, far removed, Everything the Light Touches is a marvellous exploration of our ways of seeing, told through the eyes of four unexpectedly intertwined people.

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Everything the Light Touches by Janice Pariat is praised for its poetic narrative and the vivid portrayal of plants as living entities with vitality. The novel is highlighted for its deep exploration of the dignity of life and the dichotomy between being and doing. Critics appreciate its lyrical style, with some describing it as a poignant and atmospheric multi-generational epic that challenges the certainties of science and history in a deeply thought-provoking way.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008500313

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Borough Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 512

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Education & Reference General Fiction Historical Fiction Janice Pariat Literary Fiction Non-Fiction

About the Author

Janice Pariat's debut collection of short stories, Boats on Land (2012), won her the Sahitya Akademi Young Writer Award 2013 and a Crossword Book Award for Fiction. Her first novel, Seahorse, was published in 2014 and was shortlisted for The Hindu Prize for Literature 2015. She has lived in London and Turin and is currently based in New Delhi.