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...
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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 the journey of a moral heart in a turbulent world of change.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780771061318 (0771061315)
Publish date: April 18th 2006
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Pages no: 408
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Canada,
Canadian Literature
This is a well written book. It is good, I found at times though it was a little artificial and almost a bit patronizing to its characters. There are a lot of good things about it however. Still it failed to really grab me. I liked certain things such as a wall that becomes covered in religious ...
(read a different edition) A better understanding of the political events occurring in the background would have enriched my reading of this, but even without, Mistry was able to catch and hold my attention, weaving layers of story and symbolism together, creating a sometimes farcical, bittersweet...
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