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Our Lady of Alice Bhatti

por Mohammed Hanif

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The patients of the Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments are looking for a miracle, and Alice Bhatti is looking for a job. Alice is a candidate for the position of junior nurse, grade 4. It is only a few weeks since her release from Borstal. She has returned to her childhood home in the French Colony, where her father, recently retired from his position as chief janitor, continues as part-time healer, and full-time headache for the local church. It seems she has inherited some of his gift. With guidance from the working nurse's manual, and some tricks she picked up in prison, Alice brings succour to the thousands of patients littering the hospital's corridors and concrete courtyard. In the process she attracts the attention of a lovesick patient, Teddy Bunt, apprentice to the nefarious 'Gentleman Squad' of the Karachi police. They fall in love; Teddy with sudden violence, Alice with cautious optimism. Their love is unexpected, but the consequences are not. Alice soon finds that her new life is built on foundations as unstable as those of her home. A Catholic snubbed by other Catholics, who are in turn hated by everyone around them, she is also put at risk by her husband, who does two things that no member of the Gentlemen Squad has ever done, fall in love with a working girl, and allow a potentially dangerous suspect to get away. Can Teddy and Alice ever live in peace? Can two people make a life together without destroying the very thing that united them? It seems unlikely, but then Alice Bhatti is no ordinary nurse.… (mais)
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I really enjoyed this book, it was creatively and interestingly written. The characters were true characters. I just didn't like the ending. ( )
  KittyCatrinCat | Aug 29, 2021 |
Alice Bhatti est une jeune chrétienne, habitant à Karachi dans la Colonie Française, quartier pauvre de la ville où les habitants sont des intouchables, dont le travail est souvent de nettoyer les trottoirs de la ville.

Alice Bhatti, après un séjour de 14 mois au Borstal, prison pour les femmes et les enfants, veut se faire engager à l’hôpital du Sacré-Cœur en tant qu’infirmière, métier dont elle a suivi la formation avant la prison, comme on le découvrira dans la suite du roman. C’est sur son entretien d’embauche devant trois membres importants de l’hôpital, que s’ouvre le roman. Le docteur Pereira, directeur de l’hôpital, la Sœur Hina Alvi, infirmière-chef, et le médecin-chef sont très impressionnants pour la jeune femme ; Alice Bhatti débite tout le discours savamment préparé avec Noor, le secrétaire du Dr Pereira, qu’elle a connu en prison. Celui-ci s’est proposé de faire tous les petits travaux de l’hôpital pour qu’en échange sa mère, Zainab, soit soignée de ses trois cancers. Noor est amoureux d’Alice, même si elle est beaucoup plus vieille que lui et a peu de chances de le remarquer.

Elle va finalement être recrutée à l’hôpital et commencé à exercer son métier. C’est pour nous l’occasion de découvrir la société pakistanaise : l’extrême pauvreté, l’art de la débrouille, l’art de soigner (ou de le faire croire) sans médicament, les inégalités, la corruption par exemple, mais surtout la manière dont on considère les femmes comme des quantités négligeables, surtout quand elles sont catholiques. Sauf qu’Alice Bhatti n’est pas une femme qui se laisse faire, c’est d’ailleurs ce qui lui vaudra son séjour en prison. Elle n’hésite pas à mutiler les parties intimes des hommes qui souhaitent des fellations par exemple.

Noor est « ami » avec Teddy Butt, haltérophile médaillé, est un collaborateur non-officiel de la police, et plus particulièrement d’une unité qui n’obéit pas aux règles. Il s’agit d’arrêter quelqu’un, par toutes les manières possibles, pas forcément le coupable et lui faire comprendre qu’il ne faut pas recommencer. C’est le travail de Teddy Butt qui réussit la plupart du temps puisqu’il tue souvent le client. Teddy Butt est aussi un homme au cœur tendre et tombe amoureux d’Alice Bhatti. Il lui fait la cour de manière maladroite. Elle n’est pas vraiment amoureuse. Il est musulman ; elle est catholique. Malgré tout cela (la différence religieuse étant en plus mal vue), ils vont se marier et commencer leur vie commune, avec toutes les incompréhensions que cela entraîne.

Le livre est construit (la plupart du temps) par une alternance des points de vue de Noor. d’Alice Bhatti et Teddy Butt. Cela confère un certain dynamisme au livre, où il faut le dire on ne s’ennuie jamais. C’est à mon avis dû à deux choses : l’humour de l’auteur, et accessoirement de ses personnages, et la situation tout simplement. Les gens sont très pauvres, ne peuvent prendre la situation qu’avec philosophie et humour, au risque de devenir fou ou dépressif. En plus de par la construction, le dynamisme du livre est assuré par, là aussi, la situation. Il n’y a aucun répit, personne ne se repose jamais dans ce roman, tellement les problèmes surgissent les uns après les autres.

C’est le premier roman pakistanais que je lis et je suis plutôt contente de mon choix. Outre que c’est un bon roman, je trouve que cela donne un bon aperçu de la vie à Karachi, comme l’a révélé l’affaire Asia Bibi. ( )
  CecileB | Jan 19, 2019 |
There is a reason he did not win any prizes for this book. It does have some very funny and scathing observances in it but not enough to save the novel from being either boring, senseless or both. I had to force myself to finish because he has such a great reputation - I really thought it would all come together in the end. Sadly, not for this reader. ( )
  essjay1 | Jan 11, 2017 |
Mohammed Hanif does a superb job of highlighting the prejudices of our society. A gripping book, gets somewhat harrowing at times but powerful nonetheless. ( )
  Zunaira | Dec 4, 2016 |
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and found it by no means lacking in characterization or plot. it comes in the up market genre. I applaud Mohammad Hanif for tackling an ignored segment of Pakistani society so well. I relished the writing with its biting tone and comedic cynicism, and found the role of Alice to be heroic and unforgettable. All characters seem true to life as I personally knew someone like Joseph Bhatti and Alice Bhatti. very sad though true depiction of life in the slums in Pakistan. ( )
  sidiki | Nov 21, 2015 |
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The patients of the Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments are looking for a miracle, and Alice Bhatti is looking for a job. Alice is a candidate for the position of junior nurse, grade 4. It is only a few weeks since her release from Borstal. She has returned to her childhood home in the French Colony, where her father, recently retired from his position as chief janitor, continues as part-time healer, and full-time headache for the local church. It seems she has inherited some of his gift. With guidance from the working nurse's manual, and some tricks she picked up in prison, Alice brings succour to the thousands of patients littering the hospital's corridors and concrete courtyard. In the process she attracts the attention of a lovesick patient, Teddy Bunt, apprentice to the nefarious 'Gentleman Squad' of the Karachi police. They fall in love; Teddy with sudden violence, Alice with cautious optimism. Their love is unexpected, but the consequences are not. Alice soon finds that her new life is built on foundations as unstable as those of her home. A Catholic snubbed by other Catholics, who are in turn hated by everyone around them, she is also put at risk by her husband, who does two things that no member of the Gentlemen Squad has ever done, fall in love with a working girl, and allow a potentially dangerous suspect to get away. Can Teddy and Alice ever live in peace? Can two people make a life together without destroying the very thing that united them? It seems unlikely, but then Alice Bhatti is no ordinary nurse.

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