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In the middle of a steamy Calcutta night the phone rings. An unnamed man in a city of millions answers to a voice telling him that his long-lost sister is dead. He must go to the hospital to identify the body and claim his sister's orphaned newborn daughter until she can be adopted the next... read more
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I could begin with my name, but forget it, why waste time, it doesn't matter in this city of twelve million names.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Raj Kamal Jha (Author)
Awards edit
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (2000: South Asia and Europe)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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