Quarantined Sonnets

In powerfully original rewritings that combine humour and satire with acute social and political commentary, Tabish Khair uses William Shakespeare's sonnets to paint a memorable and moving picture of the world in corona quarantine. This is arguably the first major work of literature to come out of the corona crisis. With iconoclastic humour and intelligence, it runs the readers through a gamut of emotions. It is also a clarion call for change. These 21 sonnets range from initial humorous riffs on the foibles of our age but grow progressively darker and more acerbic, while always playing with Shakespeare's original works. A must-read for our times!Part of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Migrant Workers Centre, Singapore, to support the migrant workers suffering from the Coronavirus pandemic. About the author: TABISH KHAIR is a poet, novelist and critic who was born in Ranchi (Jharkhand) in 1966, and received his school and college education in his hometown, Gaya, in Bihar, India. In the 1990s, he worked in Delhi as a staff reporter for The Times of India, before moving to Denmark, where he is now employed as an associate professor and lives in a village outside Aarhus. His recent novels include How to Fight Islamist Terror from the Missionary Position (HarperCollins, Interlink and Corsair 2014), Just Another Jihadi Jane (Penguin/Periscope 2016; Interlink 2017) and Night of Happiness (Picador, 2018). His last collection of poems, Man of Glass, was published by HarperCollins in 2010. Translated into various languages, Khair has won or been shortlisted for more than 20 major poetry, fiction and non-fiction prizes in six countries. For further details: https: //www.tabishkhair.co.uk/(Profits from this e-book are being donated by the publisher and author to Migrant Workers Centre, Singapore, helping migrant workers to cope with the current economic crisis complicated by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic