domingo, 17 de fevereiro de 2008

Fragmentos da leitura

Earlier, Mr. Barotia had told me that because the Hindus had killed so many Muslims earlier that year in Gujarat, a change had come about. ‘We have created fear,’ he boasted. ‘Yeh garmi jo hai, main India mein phaila doonga. This heat that is there, I will spread it in India. And those who write against us, their fingers will be cut.’ But, for now, he was quietly stuffing pakoras into his mouth: a retired immigrant worker eating in a cheap immigrant restaurant.

Amitava Kumar, Lunch with a bigot

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