The Romantics: A Novel
by Mishra, Pankaj
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140152210
- ISBN 13
- 9780140152210
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Item Price
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About This Item
Anchor, 2001. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 23-16-3. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Book Overview Pankaj Mishra Is One Of The Most Promising Talents Of His Generation, And This Stunning, Universally Praised Novel Of Self-Discovery Heralds A Remarkable Career. The Young Brahman Samar Has Come To The Holy City Of Benares To Complete His Education And Take The Civil Service Exam That Will Determine His Future. But In This City Redolent Of Timeworn Customs, Where Pilgrims Bathe In The Sacred Ganges And Breathe In Smoke From Burning Ghats Along The Shore, Samar Is Offered Entirely Different Perspectives On His Country. Miss West And Her Circle, Indifferent To The Reality Around Them, Represent Those Drawn To India As A Respite From The Material World. And Rajesh, A Sometimes Violent, Sometimes Mystical Leader Of Student Malcontents, Presents A More Jaundiced View. More Than Merely Illustrating The Clash Of Cultures, Mishra Presents The Universal Truth That Our Desire For The Other Is Our Most Painful Joy.
Synopsis
Pankaj Mishra was born in 1969. He is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books, the New Statesman, and The Times Literary Supplement, as well as several Indian publications. He is currently editing an anthology of Indian writing. He divides his time between New Delhi and Simla.
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- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001178
- Title
- The Romantics: A Novel
- Author
- Mishra, Pankaj
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140152210
- ISBN 13
- 9780140152210
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 288
- Size
- 23-16-3
- Keywords
- Romantic Couples, Couple Hood, Love Story, Teen Lit, Young Adult, Fiction, Fiction Books, Good Reads, Suspense, Teen Lit, Realistic Fiction, Adventure, Novel,, Good Reads, Mystery Thriller, Vintage Fiction, Vintage Novel, General, Historical, Literary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- X weight
- 400 g
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