by Kamila Shamsie · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781408800874
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«Burnt Shadows» is the historical novel by Kamila Shamsie, published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in paperback (384 pages, in English).
The narrative begins in Nagasaki in 1945: Hiroko Tanaka survives the atomic bombing and is left marked by bird-shaped burns on her back. Years later she travels to Delhi, where she crosses paths with Sajjad Ashraf; the plot then follows several families across Pakistan, New York and post-9/11 Afghanistan, showing how violence and the past shape their bonds.
Originally published in 2009; shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2009 and winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in 2010.
Aimed at readers of historical and literary fiction, with a plot spanning decades and countries.
Kamila Shamsie is a Pakistani and British writer and novelist who is best known for her award-winning novel Home Fire (2017). Named on Granta magazine's list of 20 best young British writers, Shamsie has been described by The New Indian Express as "a novelist to reckon with and to look forward to." She also writes for publications including The Guardian, New Statesman, Index on Censorship and Prospect, and broadcasts on radio.
