The Chronicler's Daughter

Author: Kishore ThukralPublisher: Ravi DayalYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 358ISBN/UPC (if available): 8175300450 DescriptionThe Megalopolis of U Belly, bounded by the mighty Scalps and the daunting forest of No-Know, provides the setting for this satirical novel - a chronicle of events, intrigue and upheaval. The times are contemporary, the political philosophies and systems recognizable, their outcomes destined.The enormous city of U Belly bristled with street dogs, stray cows and mosquitoes, but its inhabitants were nevertheless a contented people. Governed by a city Council of five Wise Men, or Elders (or whom, the Eldest has been on his death-bed for thirty years), and cordoned off from the rest of the world, U Bellians had nothing to complain about, and everything they could dream of: food, work, houses, schools, hospitals, roads, parks, certitudes.Only the Chronicler’s Daughter, who was slim and not rotund like other U Bellians, questioned acknowledged wisdom. To her, her