Child of the Divide

I have a boy. He is across the border, I know he is.A few miles between. The same stars Shine on him Summer 1947. Sixteen million people are on the move between India and the newly-formed Pakistan. Amid the violent political upheaval, young Pali's fingers slip from his father's hand, and his destiny changes forever.Lost, dispossessed and alone, Pali is saved by a Muslim family. The boy is given a new home and new family, a new name, a new faith and a new life. But seven years later, his real father returns to claim him and Pali's life is turned upside down again. He is forced to decide who he is: the Hindu boy he was born to be, the Muslim boy he has become, or simply a child of the divide.This edition has been published to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of India and a new high-profile production originating once again at the Polka Theatre. Sudha Bhuchar's remarkable story of family, identity and belonging set against a fractured landscape is a fictionalised account of real experiences, of families torn apart and of stolen pasts, where friendship and love are found in unexpected places.

Product details

• Authors: Sudha Bhuchar, Bhuchar Sudha
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781350059405
• ISBN: 978-1-350-05940-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 198 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Modern Plays; Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; DRAMA / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Theatre Direction & Production, Theatre direction and production, Literary studies: plays and playwrights