Chronicle of an Hour and a HalfA COMPELLINGLY IMAGINED, TIGHT-PACED STORY OF SPIRALLING RUMOURS AND MASS HYSTERIA. In the foothills of the Western Ghats, the village of Vaiga is enduring the worst storm it has seen in decades: ceaseless rain, fallen trees, flooded river, severe power cuts … But another, more insidious storm is brewing beneath the surface. It begins as a rumour of an illicit affair—a rumour that brings Saud and his sons to Vaiga in search of Burhan. The rumour soon takes on a life of its own, fuelled by feverish WhatsApp messages. In the ensuing chaos, as Vaiga erupts into violence and a mob takes to the street, baying for blood. Tautly written and vividly imagined, Chronicle of an Hour and a Half is an engrossing, unsettling read. |
Contents
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Common terms and phrases
Achchan Ahmad Aminat anger Animal Planet Arabia Ashraf asked bathroom Bazaar began bitch blood blows blue brothers Burhan and Reyhana carob tree Chinnan coconut confused coughing couldn’t crowd Damu dark didn’t door Dulqar electric post emojis eyes face father fuck going gone Gopu Hakimaakka hand happened hated hear heard husband hushed Ibrahim Imam Imma Imran inside Ippa Junaid kill kitchen knew lightning looked marriage Molu monsoon mosque mother muezzin mundu Nabeesu never night opened paddy fields Panchami pushed Rafeed rain Ramlatha Reyhana’s house Rizvan road Sadique Sadique's Saud Saudi Arabia seemed shirt slap Nabeesumma sleep sole fish someone sons staring stood stopped stream striped mouse talking tell things thought told Shahid took trail trees turned umbrella Umrah Vaiga Vappa village waiting walked wall wanted watching WhatsApp wife Willys wind window women