Book description
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 fatherās ambitions for him. Heā¦
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As an author from Nepal, I have learned the most from Rohinton Mistry than any other South Asian writer about how to ātranslateā the landscape and language of my country for an international audience. Such a Long Journey was the first novel that taught me how to integrate the social and political seamlessly into the psychological makeup of my protagonistāin an English that is uniquely local. In the novel, Gustad Noble, a devoted family man, gets snared into the deception and corruption of the government under Indira Gandhi. Itās a riveting read, and Mistry is superb with vivid descriptions. Thatā¦
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