The scent of god

• Verfasst von: Majumdar, Saikat [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The scent of god
• Verf.angabe: Saikat Majumdar
• Verlagsort: New Delhi
• Verlag: Simon & Schuster India
• E-Jahr: 2019
• Jahr: [2019]
• Umfang: 239 Seiten
• Format: 23 cm
• Fussnoten: Novel
• ISBN: 978-93-86797-36-0
• ISBN: 93-86797-36-4
• Schlagwörter: (s)Englisch / (s)Roman / (g)Indien / (z)Geschichte 2000-2100
• Schlagwörter: (g)Indien / (s)Homosexualität
• Dokumenttyp: Fiktionale Darstellung
• Sprache: eng
• (Sekundärform): Also available as an e-book.
• Sach-SW: Gays
• Sach-SW: Fiction
• K10plus-PPN: 167619519X

Abstract

Anirvan, a young student, is fascinated by the music and silence of spiritual life. He dreams of becoming a monk. But as he seeks his dream, he finds himself drawn to a fellow student, and they come together to form an intimate and unspeakable relationship. The boys sweat at cricket and football, crack science and mathematics in pursuit of golden careers, and meditate to the aroma of incense and flowers. It’s a world of ruthless discipline shaped by monks in flowing saffron. A sceptical teacher mentors Anirvan and reveals his suspicion of this vigilant atmosphere. Does the beating of the boys reveal urges that cannot be named? What is the meaning of monastic celibacy? What, indeed, holds the brotherhood together? Against himself, Anirvan gets sucked into a whirl of events outside the walls of the monastery, in the midst of prostitutes, scheming politicians and the impoverished Muslims of the villages surrounding the school. When the love of his life returns to him, the boys’ desire for each other push them towards a wild course of action. But will that give them a life together in a world that does not recognize their kind of love?