Nathacha Appanah
Birth date: May 24, 1973
Nathacha Appanah's Books
Loved! http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2011/06/review-last-brother-by-nathacha-appanah.html
At 164 pages, The Last Brother is an easy read, but the subject matter is not. There is a tremendous amount of tragedy compacted into this short novel, making it a compelling but painful experience for the reader. Raj's guilt hits the reader full-force with the opening sentence and does not ease as ...
Mauritius.What I liked best about this novel were the descriptions of Mauritius and the articulation of the relationships between rich and poor. As a novel, it's not as interesting as it could be because it relies on the "then I went crazy" plot device. The descriptions of the beaches and towns are ...
Discerning Reader: So, 2 stars, huh? How come?Me: The most noticeable thing about this book is that it’s sentimental and emotionally manipulative.Discerning Reader: Is it another Holocaust book?Me: Sort of. The narrator, Raj, is a old man from Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean. He’s looking b...
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