WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR 'If you buy one literary
novel this year, make sure it's this' THE TIMES 'The Romantics
looks to Flaubert's Sentimental Education, to E.M. Forster, to
Turgenev. But it is the product of a distinctive and sharp
intelligence' HILARY MANTEL 'Grips the reader as artfully and as
compellingly as the first page of A Passage to India' THE NEW YORK
REVIEW OF BOOKS WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM
AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION 1989. In the holy city of Varanasi,
19-year-old Samar rents a room to avoid a small-town job and lose
himself in reading about worlds outside of India. But when he is
thrust into local a circle of privileged European and American
expats, led by the charismatic Miss West, Samar will soon face his
own silent desires and crumbling beliefs. 'A work of art' Financial
Times 'A supernova' The Washington Post 'A charming debut' The
Independent
General
Imprint: |
Penguin (Cornerstone)
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2022 |
Authors: |
Pankaj Mishra
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5291-5809-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Romance >
General
|
LSN: |
1-5291-5809-5 |
Barcode: |
9781529158090 |
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