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Night of the Scorpion

Nissim Ezekiel
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Night of the Scorpion

Fiction | Poem | Adult

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Nissim Ezekiel

Night of the Scorpion

Fiction | Poem | Adult
Book Details
Format

Poem • Fiction

Setting

India • 1960s

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

14-18 years

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In "Night of the Scorpion" by Nissim Ezekiel, a person recounts their mother’s experience of being stung by a scorpion. The community gathers, offering prayers and remedies, while the father experiments with rational solutions. The focus is on their mother's endurance and the contrasting reactions that reveal cultural and familial dynamics in a rural setting.

Mysterious

Unnerving

Emotional

Contemplative

Melancholic

Book Details
Format

Poem • Fiction

Setting

India • 1960s

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

14-18 years

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