Shahid refused to take the help of a wheelchair claiming that he is still fit to trust his toes. The author mentions one such day when he went along with Shahid’s siblings to pick him up from the hospital after a surgery. It was after a sudden temporary lapse of memory, that Shahid moved from Manhattan to live with his sister. A year later when Shahid moved to Brooklyn, they got closer upon frequent brunches.
It was only through a friend that they met but remained only acquaintances. Amitav knew Shahid for his work in poetry. Now, the author’s fascination with his friend dates back to a time when they were not friends. The author tells us how he made notes of every encounter and telephone conversation with Shahid after that day to be able to write about him. Shahid knew him well and thus, he made him agree on this.
This is because of his lack of ability to respond in a situation like this. The lesson opens on a note where the author’s friend Shahid who has a malignant tumour wants him to write about him after his last breath and how the author resists it. He is diagnosed with cancer but is not demoralised by his impending. He teaches at colleges and universities in the United States and is a lively and sociable person. Shahid is a poet and a close friend of the narrator.
He writes this piece on Shahid, after his death as he had promised him to write about him. He comes in contact with Shahid (a poet from Srinagar) and they became good friends. The Narrator (Amitav Ghosh) is a well-known author. The narrator keeps his promise and pays a tribute to his friend by writing this piece about him after his death. Shahid is a cancer patient and urges the narrator to write about him when he dies. Both of them have a lot in common and love to spend time together. They become friends when they stay in the same neighbourhood in the United States. This chapter is written by the narrator in memory of his friend, Shahid. Nominations: Booker Prize, International Booker Prize Born: 11 July 1956 (age 63 years), KolkataĮducation: Delhi School of Economics, University of OxfordĪwards: Jnanpith Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Ananda Puraskar, Dan David Prize, Padma Shri
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