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02387aam a2200397 i 4500 001 24998DB46EA311E79084E9F2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170722010050 008 161117s2016 onc 000 f eng 010 $a 2016435558 020 $a 0345816749 020 $a 9780345816740 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d NLC $d VP@ $d YDX $d WC4 $d UAB $d TOH $d LTSCA $d OCLCF $d WVU $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a a-ii--- 050 00 $a PR9199.4.I73 $b P37 2016 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23 100 1 $a Irani, Anosh, $d 1974- $e author. 245 14 $a The parcel / $c Anosh Irani. 264 1 $a Toronto : $b Alfred A. Knopf Canada, $c 2016. 300 $a viii, 284 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "The Parcel's astonishing heart, soul and unforgettable voice is Madhu--born a boy, but a eunuch by choice--who has spent most of her life in a close-knit clan of transgender sex workers in Kamathipura, the notorious red-light district of Bombay. Madhu identifies herself as a "hijra"--A person belonging to the third sex, neither here nor there, man nor woman. Now, at 40, she has moved away from prostitution, her trade since her teens, and is forced to beg to support the charismatic head of the hijra clan, Gurumai. One day Madhu receives a call from Padma Madam, the most feared brothel owner in the district: a "parcel" has arrived--a young girl from the provinces, betrayed and trafficked by her aunt--and Madhu must prepare it for its fate. Despite Madhu's reluctance, she is forced to take the job by Gurumai. As Madhu's emotions spiral out of control, her past comes back to haunt her, threatening to unravel a lifetime's work and identity."--Amazon.com. 651 0 $a Mumbai (India) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Red-light districts $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Human trafficking $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Asexuality (Sexual orientation) $v Fiction. 650 7 $a Asexuality (Sexual orientation) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01938790 650 7 $a Human trafficking. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01739818 650 7 $a Red-light districts. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01746353 651 7 $a India $z Mumbai. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01802300 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 776 1 $a Irani, Anosh, 1974- $t Parcel. $w (CaOONL)20169024911 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20170722010729.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=24998DB46EA311E79084E9F2DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search