The Sea Elephants by Akella, Shastri
The Sea Elephants by Akella, Shastri

The Sea Elephants

For fans of Shuggie Bain and A Burning, a queer coming-of-age novel set in 1990s India, about...
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Author: Shastri Akella
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Language: English
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The Sea Elephants by Akella, Shastri

The Sea Elephants

$234.38
The Sea Elephants by Akella, Shastri

The Sea Elephants

$234.38
Author: Shastri Akella
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

For fans of Shuggie Bain and A Burning, a queer coming-of-age novel set in 1990s India, about a young man who joins a traveling street theater troupe, seeking to outrun the dark secrets of his past

"An exquisite novel destined to be a classic." ―Eric Nguyen, author of Things We Lost to the Water

Shagun knows he will never be the kind of son his father demands. After the sudden deaths of his beloved twin sisters, Shagun flees his own guilt, his mother's grief, and his father's violent disapproval by enrolling at an all-boys boarding school. But he doesn't find true belonging until he encounters a traveling theater troupe performing the Hindu myths of his childhood.

Welcomed by the other storytellers, Shagun thrives, easily embodying mortals and gods, men and women, and living on the road, where his father can't catch him. When Shagun meets Marc, a charming photographer, he seems to have found the love he always longed for, too. But not even Marc can save him from his lingering shame, nor his father's ever-present threat to send him to a conversion center. As Shagun's past begins to engulf him once again, he must decide if he is strong enough to face what he fears most, and to boldly claim his own happiness.

Utterly immersive and spellbinding, The Sea Elephants is both dark and beautiful, harrowing and triumphant. An ode to the redemptive joys of art, Shastri Akella's debut novel is a celebration of hard-won love--of others and for ourselves.

Author: Shastri Akella
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250867247

About the Author
Shastri Akella's writing has appeared in Best American Short Stories, Fairy Tale Review, Guernica, LitHub, The Masters Review, Electric Literature, and CRAFT, among others. The Sea Elephants is his debut. He's a professor of creative writing at Michigan State University.
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