Rohinton Mistry — Such a Long Journey

Paperback; 1e druk, 2009; Faber & Faber, Incorporated; 352pp.; Goed/zeer goed. Paperback 2009 in p[rima staat, met fris en schoon binnenwerk; recht boekblok; gaaf omslag met scherpe randen, zonder leeslijntjes in de rug. -- Conditie: Goed; Such a Long Journey is set in (what was then) Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, telling the story of the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and his family. It was the brilliant first novel by one of the most remarkable writers to have emerged from the Indian literary tradition in many years. It was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, and won the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize.; Engels; ISBN10: 0571245889, ISBN13: 9780571245888