Solo
by:
Rana Dasgupta (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007182152 (0007182155)
Publish date: 2009
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Contemporary,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
International,
Bulgaria
Rating: 5* of five My review has moved to my blog because of the data deletion problem on Goodreads. http://tinyurl.com/mcxqg2e This could very easily be one of the few novels I'll ever re-read. Ulrich stays with me, years later.
I had a lot of trouble getting into this book. The premise looked interesting to me but then the writing style was just too dense and I couldn't get invested in the story. I still love the idea of this book but I'm going to put it aside for now.
The Book Report: It's very tough to reduce this book to a synopsis. Ulrich, born in the dawning years of the 20th century in Sofia, Bulgaria, is the thwarted and stunted son of a Germanophile railway engineer. His Philistine father and dreamy mother battle their lives away, not listening or hearing ...
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