Hussein
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IN THE Public Works Department of the Government of India there are a great number of elephants.
About this book
"Hussein is a story about a young mahout - or elephant handler - with his childhood and life in India, his relationship and adventures with elephants all rendered in rich detail. As a boy, Hussein falls in love with a beautiful and elusive girl, Sashiya, and arranges for another of her suitors to be murdered with a fakir's curse. The dead man's relatives vow vengeance. Hussein escapes and his adventures begin: snake-charming, sword-fighting, spying, stealing a fortune, and returning triumphantly to claim his bride. All of this is set against an evocatively exotic India, full of bazaars, temples, and beautiful women."--BOOK JACKET.
Themes & subjects
FictionWorking elephantsAsiatic elephantSocial life and customsElephantsFiction, general
First published 1999Setting
India
About the author
Patrick O'Brian
1914 – 2000
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