Here’s motivation for the coming days.
The ones finished have links to review pages.
Commonwealth Writers’
1992 – Rohinton Mistry, Such a Long Journey
1994 – Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy
1996 – Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance
Booker
1974 The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer
1981 Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
1989 The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
1993 [...]
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Posted in Authors, Book reviews, Commonweath Writers Prize winners, India authors, Rohinton Mistry, South Asian Writers, South Asian literature, fiction, indian english, novel on December 11, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Gustad Noble, indeed a noble man, struggles through the crises besotting his life. His eldest son spurns IIT, leaves home to avoid the bitter squabbles with him. His best friend disappears, then entwines him in a mysterious scheme with suspicious money. His daughter falls sick. Another good friend has cancer, dies. War breaks out [...]
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