Kuti is Rukmani’s youngest son. Kuti is born just after Irawaddy’s marriage collapses, and his older sister cares for him as if he is her own child. However, when he is a toddler, famine strikes the village, threatening the entire family with starvation. Irawaddy works as a prostitute in order to buy milk for Kuti, who is the most vulnerable; despite her sacrifice, he dies of malnutrition.
Kuti Quotes in Nectar in a Sieve
The Nectar in a Sieve quotes below are all either spoken by Kuti or refer to Kuti. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 11
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None more so than Ira: the transformation in her was as astonishing as it was inexplicable. I had feared she might dislike the child, but now it was as if he were her own. She lost her dreary air, her face became animated, the bloom of youth came back to her.
Chapter 17
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When Kuti was gone—with a bland indifference that mocked our loss—the abundant grain grew ripe.
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Kuti Quotes in Nectar in a Sieve
The Nectar in a Sieve quotes below are all either spoken by Kuti or refer to Kuti. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 11
Quotes
None more so than Ira: the transformation in her was as astonishing as it was inexplicable. I had feared she might dislike the child, but now it was as if he were her own. She lost her dreary air, her face became animated, the bloom of youth came back to her.
Chapter 17
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When Kuti was gone—with a bland indifference that mocked our loss—the abundant grain grew ripe.
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