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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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Such a Long Journey, Rohinton Mistry
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2001
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
Metody płatności
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- Tytuł
- Such a Long Journey
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Rohinton Mistry
- Wydawca
- London : Faber and Faber
- Rok wydania
- 2001
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 400
- ISBN10
- 057120953X
- ISBN13
- 9780571209538
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Tagi
- Azja, Indie, Kanada, Literatura indyjska
- Oryginalna nazwa
- Such a long journey
- Ocena
- 3,9 z 5
- Opis
- 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."