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Daaku: The Gangster's Life picks up the story of Indo-Canadian gangster Ruby Pandher, the hero of Ranj Dhaliwal's bestseller Daaku, as he recovers from a failed hit by his own associates. Violence, wild partying and flashy purchases mark Ruby's comeback. Ruby's eyes and perspective are widened by the new contacts he makes, as he tries to measure up to -- and then sideline -- big-time gangster Khalsi. Joining forces with a sinister associate and sounding very much like the modern businessman, he sets out to expand his criminal enterprises -- all while battling his conscious and wondering what a life outside the underworld would be like. Soon he comes to see his old self as minor-league, and, joining forces with the sinister Darshan and sounding very much like the modern businessman, he sets out to expand his criminal enterprises. Meanwhile, life intervenes in the form of the possibility of love for this hardcore gangster; and in Ruby's brother Kam, who worships his bro' and wants to follow in his footsteps --- something Ruby knows he's not equipped to do. Meanwhile, Ruby's activities pull him deeper into the violent side of the world of Sikh temple politics. Will Ruby's heart open, or is the flashy lifestyle too much to tear away from? Can he stop Kam from following in his own footsteps? Most of all, can Ruby break the cycle and leave behind "The Life"? Here's what critics said about Daaku "A fascinating look into the gang world's twisted morality, casual murder, commodification of women, and the inevitability of violent demise." --- Quill & Quire "A haunting parable about unfulfilled potential and lives wrongly lived. .. . an edgy, politically incorrect novel about South Asian youth and their vulnerability to organized crime, an issue treated far too simplistically by the mainstream media. Dhaliwal .. . has painted a grimly realistic portrait of the West Coast gangster life and the flash-and-burn trajectory of all those drawn into it." --- The Tyee (www.thetyee.ca) "An excellent novel about Indo-Canadian gangs. .. . A scary peek into a subculture about which we know nothing, a tour of Vancouver suburbs as alien as Mars, and Dhaliwal makes as believable as your own back yard." --- Margaret Cannon, Globe & Mail


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781554200597
  • Publisher: New Star Books
  • Publisher Imprint: New Star Books
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 275
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1554200598
  • Publisher Date: 15 Oct 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 157 gr


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