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Love and Longing in Bombay (Paperback)

by Vikram Chandra (Author)
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber; New Ed edition (22 July 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571192432
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571192434
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A book that has so much to say, 18 Aug 2003
This review is from: Love and Longing in Bombay (Paperback)
Please ignore the person who labelled this novel as 'dire and dissapointing'. To say that the stories lacked purpose is to misunderstand the layers that the series of stories represents. I was introduced to this novel during my english degree, on a module examining Indian writing this was the novel that really struck me. The examination of the encounter between modernity and tradition in Bombay creates a haunting underworld in the novel, a semi-mythological Indian past that lurks within the shadows, and haunts the disembodied old houses that are trapped between scaling apartment blocks. It is a brilliantly haunting novel - in particular the story of Sartaj the detective who is trapped between the underworld and the real world, ending up isolated from both. Read it, you will not be dissapointed.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book and have re-read it several times!, 22 Nov 2000
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The stories in this collection are very different, each totally absorbing in its own way. I've been to Bombay a few times and this book took me back there. The love and longing expressed in the stories about Sartaj the policeman and Iqbal the programmer still haunt me. After reading the comments from Glasgow I'll have to give 'Red Earth and Pouring Rain' another try - if, like me, you couldn't get into it don't let it put you off 'Love and Longing...'
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A craftsman at work ..., 24 Feb 2000
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Chandra is a master of language: his imagery is so vivid and fresh that scenes and characters bounce from the page, his use of words so dazzling I often found myself reading paragraphs over and over, completely blown away with the author's skill. And not a single battered to death cliché to be found. The stories too were subtle and enchanting, gently weaving in and out of plots and sub-plots. For anyone who appreciates a real craftsman of words, 'Love And Longing In Bombay' cannot fail to please. I can't think of more than half a dozen other books I'd give five stars to.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Dire and disappointing
This collection of short stories is really dire, and a real disappointment from an author who charmed me with his "Red Earth and Pouring Rain". Read more
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