An Obedient Father
Sharma, Akhil
Sold by Merandja Books, Cornwall, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 3 October 2001
Used - Soft cover
Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by Merandja Books, Cornwall, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 3 October 2001
Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketA novel. A paperback book in fine condition, dated 2001. Book comes with a jacket which is also in fine condition.
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Sharma, a Delhi-born New York investment banker, has written a novel that is satisfyingly ambitious and full of really lovely imagery (tulips, for instance, are "heavy-hearted"). He squares Ram's downfall in the context of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. As India descends into political turmoil, Ram is made accountable for corruption both at work and at home. What gives the book its engine is its even-tempered handling of Ram himself: he is always complex, never a moral lesson or a villain. By the time Anita exacts her quietly devilish revenge, we feel neither glee nor pity, just sadness. Sharma doesn't have perfect control of his material--the transitions between personal and political can be abrupt, the tension between father and daughter unravels sloppily. Still, this is a new voice emerging with great subtlety and care. --Claire Dederer
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