Such a Long Journey: Faber Firsts - Softcover

Mistry, Rohinton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571245889 ISBN 13: 9780571245888

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2009

Synopsis

Such a Long Journey is set in (what was then) Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, telling the story of the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and his family.

It was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, and won the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize.

About this title

Review:

Mistry does something that only the really natural writers can do: without apparent effort, manipulation or contrivance, he creates characters you like instantly and will gladly follow for as long as the novel leads. The book is about an Indian family during the years of Indira Ghandi's rule; it's also a study of the times, its politics and corruption, and was especially interesting for me, knowing so little about life in the rest of the world. It had to be a good book: after I read Such a Long Journey, I wanted to go right out and buy a plane ticket and see India for myself.

Review:

"'One of India's finest living novelists.' Observer"

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0571245889
• ISBN 13: 9780571245888
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352