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Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai
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Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Binding
- Paperback
- Product Group
- Book
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Edition
- First Edition
- IsTextBook
- No
- Vintage
- Yes
- Type
- Novel
- Era
- 1980s
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780618074518
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618074511
ISBN-13
9780618074518
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1699748
Product Key Features
Book Title
Clear Light of Day
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Contemporary Women, General, Literary
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-061326
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
A wonderful novel about silence and music, about the partition of a family as well as a nation." The New York Times A rich, Chekhovian novel by one of the most gifted of contemporary Indian writers." The New Yorker, "[A] thoroughly universal tale of unhealable family hurts . . . Distinctively shaded with enticing glimpses of India's Hindu middle-class in shabby decline." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Passages must be read and reread so that you savor their imagery, their language, and their wisdom." -- Washington Post Book World "A wonderful novel about silence and music, about the partition of a family as well as a nation." -- New York Times "A rich, Chekhovian novel by one of the most gifted of contemporary Indian writers." -- New Yorker, "A wonderful novel about silence and music, about the partition of a family as well as a nation." The New York Times "A rich, Chekhovian novel by one of the most gifted of contemporary Indian writers." The New Yorker --, "A wonderful novel about silence and music, about the partition of a family as well as a nation." The New York Times "A rich, Chekhovian novel by one of the most gifted of contemporary Indian writers." The New Yorker
Grade From
Ninth Grade
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Synopsis
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: A "rich, Chekhovian novel" about family and forgiveness from the acclaimed author of Fire on the Mountain ( The New Yorker )., Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: A "rich, Chekhovian novel" about family and forgiveness from the acclaimed author of Fire on the Mountain ( The New Yorker ). At the heart of this "wonderful" novel are the moving relationships between the estranged members of the Das family ( Washington Post Book World ). Bimla is a dissatisfied but ambitious teacher at a women's college who lives in her childhood home, where she cares for her mentally challenged brother, Baba. Tara is her younger, unambitious sister, married and with children of her own. Raja is their popular, brilliant, and successful brother. When Tara returns for a visit with Bimla and Baba, old memories and tensions resurface, blending into a domestic drama that leads to beautiful and profound moments of self-understanding.Set in the vividly portrayed environs of Old Delhi, " Clear Light of Day does what only the very best novels can do: it totally submerges us. It also takes us so deeply into another world that we almost fear we won't be able to climb out again" ( New York Times Book Review )."Passages must be read and reread so that you savor their imagery, their language, and their wisdom." -- Washington Post Book World "[A] thoroughly universal tale of unhealable family hurts . . . Distinctively shaded with enticing glimpses of India's Hindu middle-class in shabby decline." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, Sisterly love is the focus of this novel, set in Old Delhi against the backdrop of some of India's most significant historical events, including the death of Gandhi and the malaria epidemic., Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: A "rich, Chekhovian novel" about family and forgiveness from the acclaimed author of Fire on the Mountain (The New Yorker). At the heart of this wonderful novel are the moving relationships between the estranged members of the Das family. Bimla is a dissatisfied but ambitious teacher at a women's college who lives in her childhood home, where she cares for her mentally challenged brother, Baba. Tara is her younger, unambitious sister, married and with children of her own. Raja is their popular, brilliant, and successful brother. When Tara returns for a visit with Bimla and Baba, old memories and tensions resurface, blending into a domestic drama that leads to beautiful and profound moments of self-understanding. Set in the vividly portrayed environs of Old Delhi, "Clear Light of Day does what only the very best novels can do: it totally submerges us. It also takes us so deeply into another world that we almost fear we won't be able to climb out again" (New York Times Book Review).
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PR9499.3.D465C56
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