Sacred Games
A policeman, a criminal overlord, a Bollywood film star, beggars, cultists, spies, and terrorists—the lives of the privileged, the famous, the wretched, and the bloodthirsty interweave with cataclysmic consequences amid the chaos of modern-day Mumbai, in this soaring, uncompromising, and...
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A policeman, a criminal overlord, a Bollywood film star, beggars, cultists, spies, and terrorists—the lives of the privileged, the famous, the wretched, and the bloodthirsty interweave with cataclysmic consequences amid the chaos of modern-day Mumbai, in this soaring, uncompromising, and unforgettable epic masterwork of literary art.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061130359 (0061130354)
Publish date: December 29th 2006
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 916
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Asia,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime
I'd seen this around a lot, liked the cover, knew nothing about it. Found it for extra cheap, took a look and... crime novel, Dickensian epic saga, AND the author lists some of his favorite Bollywood movies in the back? Yes!
WOW. What a book! It's over 900pp long! It's as overwhelming and complex and befuddling as Bharat itself is, for an uninitiated Murrikin tourist.It's also fabuolously, gorgeously wrought, and very much worthy of being a bestseller. It never will be, for several reasons.First: It has, and needs, a gl...
I really enjoyed most of the novel. And then the sewing up of loose edges and the overexplaining of every last detail ensued. Maybe I would have really loved it if it had been edited a little more. Maybe if it lost a few pounds and pages.
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