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Description
Rohinton Mistry’s enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, breaks an ankle and finds himself wholly... read more
First Sentence
A splash of light from the late-afternoon sun lingered at the foot of Nariman's bed as he ended his nap and looked towards the clock.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Rohinton Mistry (Author)
Awards
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2002)
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