Such a Long Journey
It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man who gradually sees his modest life unravelling. His young daughter falls ill; his promising son defies his father's ambitions for him. He is the one reasonable voice amidst the ongoing dramas of his neighbours. One day, he receives a letter from an old friend, asking him to help in what at first seems like an heroic mission. But he soon finds himself unwittingly drawn into a dangerous network of deception. Compassionate, and rich in details of character and place, this unforgettable novel charts…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-307-77301-2
- EAN: 9780307773012
- Produktnummer: 15737015
- Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'015 KB
Über den Autor
Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay and now lives near Toronto. Such a Long Journey was his first novel. His second, A Fine Balance, was a winner of Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Fiction, the Giller Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, as well as a Booker Prize finalist. He is also the author of Swimming Lessons, a collection of short stories.
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