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After the release of Anita Rau Badami's critically acclaimed first novel, Tamarind Mem, it was evident a promising new talent had joined the Canadian literary community. Her dazzling literary follow-up is The Hero's Walk, a novel teeming with the author's trademark tumble of the haphazard beauty, wreckage and folly of ordinary lives. Set in the dusty seaside town of Toturpuram on the Bay of Bengal, The Hero's Walk traces the terrain of family and forgiveness through the lives of an exuberant cast of characters bewildered by the rapid pace of change in today's India. Each member of the Rao family pits his or her chance at personal fulfillment against the conventions of a crumbling caste and class system.
Anita Rau Badami explains that "The Hero's Walk is a novel about so many things: loss, disappointment, choices and the importance of coming to terms with yourself and the circumstances of your life without losing the dignity embedded in all of us. At one level it is about heroism - not the hero of the classic epic, those enormous god-sized heroes - but my fascination with the day-to-day heroes and the heroism that's needed to survive all the unexpected disasters and pitfalls of life."
Anita Rau Badami explains that "The Hero's Walk is a novel about so many things: loss, disappointment, choices and the importance of coming to terms with yourself and the circumstances of your life without losing the dignity embedded in all of us. At one level it is about heroism - not the hero of the classic epic, those enormous god-sized heroes - but my fascination with the day-to-day heroes and the heroism that's needed to survive all the unexpected disasters and pitfalls of life."
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"this is a novel that fully immerses the reader in its tale and is a hugely rewarding read." -- Books Quarterly, September 2002
'A bittersweet tale dealing with the conflict within families and the heartrending effects of death' -- Scotland on Sunday
'Confident and engaging ... effortlessly compelling. A wise and affectionate portrait, sticky with domestic detail. Elegently written' -- Independent
'Moving and thought-provoking ... a powerful journey through the minefields of the human heart. Don't miss it' -- Glamour Magazine
'Outstanding ... a dazzling portrait of loss ... far superior to Rushdie or Vikram Seth' -- Irish Times
'Witty, subtle and beautifully wrought ... Badami will be a major force in world literature' -- Sunday Herald
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'A bittersweet tale dealing with the conflict within families and the heartrending effects of death' -- Scotland on Sunday
'Confident and engaging ... effortlessly compelling. A wise and affectionate portrait, sticky with domestic detail. Elegently written' -- Independent
'Moving and thought-provoking ... a powerful journey through the minefields of the human heart. Don't miss it' -- Glamour Magazine
'Outstanding ... a dazzling portrait of loss ... far superior to Rushdie or Vikram Seth' -- Irish Times
'Witty, subtle and beautifully wrought ... Badami will be a major force in world literature' -- Sunday Herald
Winner of the Commonwealth Prize.
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- PublisherRandom House of Canada Ltd
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 067697225X
- ISBN 13 9780676972252
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