The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack by HM Naqvi

Author:HM Naqvi [Naqvi, H.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780802146861
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Published: 2019-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

116. The Korowai & Kombai who inhabit the lowlands of West Papua scramble up & down trees unencumbered, members tucked into scrotums. They’re hounded by missionaries insisting they cover up, bow to their God.

117. The Sea Gypsies of the Pacific, for example, inhabit the sea, and suffer badly from the bends.

118. I must mention that the son of my friend S. Sajjad, the world-famous sculptor, invented a contraption that has the appearance of a garden-variety geyser but transforms PET bottles into petrol. It’s marvelous! Imagine: something from nothing!

119. I am always surprised when I glimpse a koel. Their calls to each other are passionate, emphatic, loud, but they are generally quiet, contemplative creatures that remain camouflaged in the flora and foliage. The males are Moroccan blue, their mates specked black and white, and both have blood-orange eyes. Indeed, they inspire birdwatching. Oh, how I would have liked to be a birdwatcher! So much to do, so much not done. I blame the crows.

120. For your information, she used the word “rakhayl.” Everybody ought to have one. Recall that old disco number that goes toot-toot, beep-beep.

121. Those outside Bangladesh, Hindoostan, Pakistan & Japan might not know that a First Information Report, or FIR, is prepared by the police concerning a “cognizable offense.” An arrest, then, is preceded by an FIR.

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