num_pages: 320
description: Ten-year-old Chamdi has rarely ventured outside his orphanage and entertains a fantasy of what Bombay is like beyond its garden walls – a paradise he calls Kahunsha, “the city of no sadness.” He runs away to search for his long-lost father and finds himself thrust into chaos. Moving, poignant, and wonderfully rich in the sights and sounds of Bombay, this novel is the story of Chamdi's struggle for survival on the city's dangerous streets.
language: English
title: The Song of Kahunsha
titlecomplete: The Song of Kahunsha
genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Canada, Young Adult, India, Asia, Historical Fiction, Literature, Poverty, Cultural
ratings_count: 1005
places: Bombay
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
publisher: Milkweed Editions