The Tiger Claw

Zusatztext “ The Tiger Claw is a first-rate spy thriller and also first-rate literature. Set in the 1940s in Occupied Paris with haunting similarities to the world today, this is a novel that reminds us that sometimes only fiction can really tell us the truth…. The story of one woman’s courage in the face of racism, betrayal and hypocrisy on one hand and the veils of war on the other. It is also a love story between a Muslim and a Jew told in a language that resonates with mysticism and romance – yet it is brutally honest in its assessment of motives and ambiguities.” —The Giller Prize Jury “Baldwin’s luminous prose captures the reader’s attention. . . . [She] immerses the reader in the atmosphere of the Vichy era, replete with undercurrents of terror and prejudice. . . . Readers, especially those interested in history and politics, will be intrigued by this gripping, richly textured novel penned by a consummate storyteller.” — Winnipeg Free Press “Baldwin has succeeded in crafting yet another indelible story based in fact.” — The Edmonton Journal “ The Tiger Claw brilliantly reveals the shifting sands of allegiance in times of war and the duplicity required for survival when all who are operating underground are interdependent but no one can be trusted fully.” — The Gazette (Montreal) “ The Tiger Claw is a brilliant novel, a harrowing story of espionage and love, of loyalty and betrayal in the treacherous world of WWII Europe. Shauna Singh Baldwin has an astonishing ability to paint a very large canvas with amazing detail. You are there . ‘Impressive’ hardly even begins to describe it: masterful. I could not put it down. A stunning achievement, but most of all, important .” —Sandra Gulland “A deeply felt, richly evocative novel that resurrects and reinvents a remarkable life, The Tiger Claw tells an affecting story of love and loss amidst the turbulence of war and human dislocation. It confirms Shauna Singh Baldwin as a major literary voice that transcends the borders that divide human experience.” —Shashi Tharoor “ The Tiger Claw is a fascinating story of moral complexity, inner conflict and exile, a magnificent portrait of a very courageous woman, Noor Inayat Khan, the legendary French Resistance fighter, whose divided conscience is reflected in the drama of Nazi-occupied France and British-occupied India. That Noor strikes us a modern figure of heroism and doubt is because of the compelling vision of Shauna Singh Baldwin.” —Marie-Claire Blais Praise for What the Body Remembers : “A stunning first novel. Intensely atmospheric — an artistic triumph.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “An impressive achievement. . .rich, fascinating, epic. . . An original, extremely readable book that dramatizes the plight of Indian women with great sympathy and love.” — The Gazette (Montreal) “A captivating jewel of a novel by a seasoned and sophisticated writer. . . Beyond being a compelling tale of individuals, What the Body Remembers offers a gimlet-eyed view of a pluralistic society’s disintegration into factionalism and anarchy.” — The Washington Post Informationen zum Autor SHAUNA SINGH BALDWIN was born in Montreal and grew up in India. The Tiger Claw, which was short-listed for the Giller Prize in 2004, is her second novel. Her first, What the Body Remembers, published by Knopf in 1999, was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and was awarded the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for Best Book in the Canada/Caribbean region. It has been translated into eleven languages. Baldwin is also the author of English Lessons and Other Stories and co-author of A Foreign Visitor’ s Survival Guide to America . Her short stories have won ...

Product details

• Authors: Shauna Singh Baldwin
• Publisher: Random House Canada
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2005
• EAN: 9780676976212
• ISBN: 978-0-676-97621-2
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 203 mm x 38 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature