History's Angel av Hasan Anjum Hasan

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<b>A darkly funny, sharply observed, and deeply moving novel about the surprises and struggles of life in contemporary Delhi by ''one of the finest Indian writers alive'' (<i>Firstpost</i>)</b><b>''Extremely timely ¿ <i>History''s Angel</i> helps us view the erasures of the past through a living lens. With sensitivity and nuance, Anjum Hasan draws us into the world of Alif, a Muslim history teacher in contemporary Delhi'' Daisy Rockwell</b>Alif is a middle-aged, mild-mannered history teacher, living in contemporary Delhi, at a time in India¿s history when Muslims are seen either as hapless victims or live threats. Though his life''s passion is the history he teaches, it''s the present that presses down on him: his wife is set on a bigger house and a better car while trying to ace her MBA exams; his teenage son wants to quit school to get rich; his supercilious colleagues are suspicious of a Muslim teaching India''s history; and his old friend Ganesh has just reconnected with a childhoo