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Arundhati Roy
ISBN: 9780143028574
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books
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A novel which tells of twins Esthappen and Rahel who try to make a childhood for themselves amidst what constitutes their family - their lonely mother, their beloved Uncle Chacko and their enemy, Baby Kochamma, an ex-nun and an incumbent grand-aunt.
A novel which tells of twins Esthappen and Rahel who try to make a childhood for themselves amidst what constitutes their family - their lonely mother, their beloved Uncle Chacko and their enemy, Baby Kochamma, an ex-nun and an incumbent grand-aunt.
| ISBN | 014302857X | | DEWEY | 823 | | ISBN13 | 9780143028574
(What's this?) | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Publisher | Penguin Books | | Pages | 256 | | Imprint | Penguin Books | | Published in | New Delhi | | Format | Paperback | | Academic level | General | | Publication date | 15 Jul 2003 | |
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"The book keeps all the promises that it makes." The Border citation, 14th october "A novel of read ambition must invent its own language, and this one does..." John Updike, The New Yorker "A masterpiece, utterly exceptional in every way." Harpers and Queen "A banquet for all the senses we bring to reading." Newsweek "A sad story, told very hilariously, very tenderly and crafty." The pioneer. "It is rare to find a book thta so effectively cuts through the clothes of nationality caste and religion to reveal the bare bones of humanity." Daily Telegraph  Be the first to write a customer review
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