Choudhury Nilanjan P. Bali and The Ocean Of Milk 9789350291252

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Автор: Choudhury Nilanjan P.
Название: Bali and The Ocean Of Milk
ISBN: 9789350291252
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
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Модернистская и современная художественная литература

ISBN-10: 9350291258
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 320
Вес: 0.31 кг.
Дата издания: 30.12.2011
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: No
Размер: 19.84 x 12.85 x 1.83 cm
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: США
Описание: Something is rotten in the state of Amravati A mysterious ailment afflicts Indrah, reducing the omnipotent king of the gods to, well, not quite the man he used to be. To add to his woes, the Holy Trinity threaten to fire him for dereliction of duty. But Indrahs troubles wilt in comparison to those of his asura counterpart, Bali, ruler of Tripura. Even as Indrahs its fretting over his delicate health, an assassination attempt on Bali leaves the asura on the brink of death. There is only one thing that can save both these men from certain doom: amrit, the mythical nectar. But to secure it, the gods and the asuras will have to cooperate and churn the Ocean of Milk together... Will Indrah and Bali be able to put aside their ancient enmity, or will old rivalries keep them from pulling off this epic feat? Bali and the Ocean of Milk reimagines the eternal conflict between the gods and the asuras in a whacky thriller littered with bad jokes and corpses. EXTRACT The story of Bali and the Ocean of Milk has been derived from an old myth of the now lost Hurrian civilization, which traces its origins to the banks of the Euphrates in northern Mesopotamia. The novel reimagines the eternal conflict between the Hurrian gods and their sworn enemies, the asuras, in a wacky thriller littered with bad jokes and corpses. Heres an extract from the book: Chapter 1: An Evening in Amravati The rays of the setting sun streamed through the tall crystal windows and lit up Urvashis pretty oval face. Waves of silken hair dyed blonde in deference to the latest fashion, cascaded over her pale, shapely shoulders. Slender arms, diamond-encrusted bracelets on either wrist, were crossed over her full breasts. She was perched upon a blue velvet couch, her long bare legs dangling over its edge. As she swung them to and fro, toes brushing against the tiger skin carpet below, her golden anklets tinkled out a perky melody. She was a sight worthy of the gods - except that the god sitting opposite her did not seem to know this. She mooned at him with her large, blue eyes, fluttered her eyelashes, pouted, preened and sighed - elementary techniques that every apsara was taught during induction training. But her efforts had little effect on the god for whom they were intended. He continued to sit listlessly on his bed, a glum expression on his puffed face. Urvashis pout grew deeper. I sorry, Indy, but this is just not happening.Indrah did not reply. re you even listening to me?Urvashi sniffed. hings can go on like this, you know. It about time you did something about it.es, yes, I know, Indrah muttered. I just need a little more time...am trying hard.Tying hard!Urvashi exclaimed. You have to get hard, darling -not try.Indrah winced while Urvashi chattered away in her sweet, girlish voice. I mean do you even remember the last time when that happened? That was like two hundred years ago. The day you killed that asura ... what was his name now umm...Vira Vitaritra, Indrah said under his breath. Vitra -right! Thats the one. I knew it was something starting with a V. I still remember the day. You had gone out for the final battle and there I was sitting all by myself, worried stiff, when I heard the apsaras going -Vritra is dead! Victory to Lord Indrah! Indrah grunted. We had such a wonderful time that night after the victory party. Urvashi sighed. You remember, love? Indrah grunted again. Urvashi stood up scowling and hurled an ivory comb to the ground. It shattered into pieces as her voice rose to a shrill pitch. Do you realize that we havent made love one single time since that night? Do you? Its been two hundred years for heavens sake and its driving me up the wall. Come on, Indy darling -whats wrong with you? Indrah sighed. There was no denying that she was right -he was in bad shape. Rolls of fat swaddled his hips. The taut muscles of ...

Bali and The Ocean Of Milk, Choudhury Nilanjan P.