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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
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2001
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- Titel
- Such a Long Journey
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Rohinton Mistry
- Verlag
- London : Faber and Faber
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2001
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 400
- ISBN10
- 057120953X
- ISBN13
- 9780571209538
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historische Romane, Asien, Indien, Kanada, Indische Literatur
- Originaltitel
- Such a long journey
- Bewertung
- 3,9 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- 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."