vaha ladka jiska chehra khou gayaa thaa

dha boy joe apana chehra khou chuka haye () luis sechar kaa ack upanyaas haye, jise 1989 mein alfred aeye dwara prakaashit kiya gayaa thaa. noff. kahani yuva ladakon key ack samooh parr kendrit haye. unamen seey ack (david), 'coole cru' key saath shamil hocker, ack boodhi aurat kii bent churaane mein madad kartaa haye. jaba vaha unhein dhoondh letee haye, tou vaha rotee haye, "aapka doppelganger aapaki aatma parr phir seey uthh jaayega!"iska matlab haye kii david key anuvaad key anusaar, uska bhootiya dohra usaki aatma parr hamla karega. isake baad, naayak baar-baar usee durbhagya kaa anubhav kartaa haye joe usane boodhi aurat koo diyaa thaa.
upanyaas mein gupt, yuva kamukta, aur school key praangan mein badmashi aur ashlilata key vishayon kaa pataa lagaaya gayaa haye, aur isake parinamswarup daman ney americi pustakalaya sangh kii 100 sabse adhik baar chunauti dee jaane vaali 1990-2000 pustakon kii soochi mein 49 vaan sthaan praapt kiya haye aur 2000 seey 2009 key liye 92 vaan sthaan praapt kiya haye.
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1989 key ack upnagariya shahar mein, david naam kaa ack ladka apane dost scott kii madad karke shaant samooh mein aaney kii koshish kartaa haye, aur roser aur randy (poorv netaa honey key naate) naamak dou pareshani paida karane vaale ack shararat karate hain. unakaa lakshya ack bujurg mahila haye jise school key sabhi bachche chudail kahate they. jaba way usa parr hamla karate hain aur usaki bent chori karate hain tou david usey giraane kii koshish karane key liye palat detaa haye. lekin jaba way boodhi aurat key ghar seey nikalate hain, tou vaha david koo chillaati haye "aapka doppelganger aapaki aatma parr phir seey uthh jaayega!"agale dinon david khud koo ajib ghatnaaon kaa anubhav karate hue paataa haye joe usey yeh vishvaas dilaata haye kii vaha shraapit haye. roser aur usake giroh dwara aswikar kiye jaane key baad, david khud koo haarne vaalaa paataa haye. vaha apane maataa-pitaa kii khidki todata haye, vaha apane jipper koo binaa zip key kaksha mein jaataa haye, vaha kaksha mein apani kursi seey gir jaataa haye, aur usake ekmatra dost saathi bahishkrit lairi aur maurine "moe" hain. usake karyon seey roser kaa giroh usey aur usake doston koo nishana banaane key liye prerit kartaa haye, unhein "teen moorkh" kahata haye. vaha tori williams naamak ack pyaari ladki key saath dostana hoe jaataa haye, lekin jaba usey uska phone number maangane kaa saahas hotaa haye tou usaki paint gir jaati haye. anta mein, uska chhota bhaai rickie, roser key chhote bhaai dwara upahaas kiye jaane key baad, david key liye sabhi sammaan khou detaa haye.
antatah, david bujurg mahila seey shaap hataane key liye kahata haye, lekin vaha pahale apani bent vaapas karane key liye kahati haye. jaise hii yeh pataa chalata haye, tori apane saamane apani paint giraane mein apane upman key liye david kii ninda naheen kartaa haye, aur yeh naatak karane kii koshish kartaa haye kii jaba aisaa huaa tou usane apani aankhen bund curr lii theen, taaki david koo usake aspas asahaj honey seey rokaa jaa sakey. david aakhirkaar apani garima key liye ladane kaa faisala kartaa haye, aur apane doston aur chhote bhaai key saath, vaha roser key giroh kaa saamana karane jaataa haye aur bent vaapas leey letaa haye, yeh sandeh naheen karate kii shraap sahit kaee cheejen vaisi naheen hain jaisi way lagati hain. moe, tori, lairi, david aur uska chhota bhaai sabhi ladaai key liye roser key ghar jaate hain. way bent lete hain aur ise 'chudail' key paas vaapas laate hain joe tori kii badee chaachi bunn jaati haye. chaachi koee chudail naheen haye aur koee shraap naheen thaa, lekin david itna buraa mahsoos curr rhaa thaa kii vaha avachetan roop seey apane saath vaha kaam kartaa haye joe boodhi aurat key saath huaa thaa. pustak key anta mein, 150 saal baad, villie naam kaa ack ladka, jise isi tarah dhamkaya jaataa haye, david kii pooja kartaa haye, joe abb ack prasiddh aitihaasik vyakti haye. 
sandarbh.
 

