Such a Long Journey
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780771057045
Publish date: 2012
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Pages no: 400
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...
11 years ago
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