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White Man Falling (Hardcover)

by Mike Stocks (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Alma Books Ltd (22 Aug 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846880092
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846880254
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 653,909 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'It is the precision and originality of Michael Stock's prose that makes this tragi-comedy of Indian manners hard to put down and a joy to pick up.' - The Spectator Stocks's poetic background manifests itself in beautiful turns of phrase and in the interweaving of Indian English throughout the text... White Man Falling is a reminder that a single location and perspective, and linear chronology, can be deeply satisfying. - THE TIMES


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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding first novel, 12 Sep 2006
By Matthew Davis (Cornwall, England) - See all my reviews
A tragicomedy from Mike Stocks that is impossible to put down. A retired police Sub-Inspector, Swami, has suffered a stroke, is unable to talk properly and wants to kill himself using a puncture-repair kit! There follows a series of incidents that change perceptions of Swami from being a laughing stock to the belief that he may be a God. Based in Southern India, it is plain to see the research that the author has completed in order to write this novel with such subtle detail. The originality of Mike Stocks prose makes this book a joy to read and is used brilliantly to exemplify how the often perceived meaningless can have such meaningful effects. The book is a literary read but also an accessible read -- there's nothing obscure or difficult about it -- so has the potential to appeal to a wide range of readers.

This is Mike Stocks debut novel, and if this book is anything to go by, it would appear there is an exciting future for this author. I am not alone in my enthusiasm for this novel as it has now been shortlisted for the Goss First Novel Award 2006 to be announced in October 2006.




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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars charming, stylish, honed, 13 Oct 2006
The plotting, characterisation and appealing style are so good in this novel that I found it fairly easy to overlook occasional lapses in authenticity. Laugh-out-loud funny in many places, and a really satisfying, meaty story -- a real page-turner -- packed with surprising incident. Lovely, comic sub-plot -- that was the aspect that I enjoyed most, very funny and charming, but the main narrative is extremely appealing too. I enjoyed all of it. The writer has an amazing turn of phrase, really honed and distinctive. Risks stereotypes from time to time but gets away with it because of the superb prose style.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, 12 Oct 2006
By Vicarious (Surrey, UK) - See all my reviews
It's easy to become dispirited with new fiction because it never does what it says on the tin, but in this instance the Amazon synopsis gave the exact flavour of this gently humorous novel. Like Evelyn Waugh's the humour lies more in the construction of the prose than in the originality of the jokes, but this is the humour that sticks in one's mind. I wasn't sure if the author was telling me that chance is the greatest influence on our lives, that even the seemingly most vital of lives are in fact pointless, that there is light at the end of the darkest tunnel, or if I was just being told a simple & light-hearted tale in elegant & sophisticated prose, but certainly the middle third of this book left me both uplifted & more alert to other peoples' anxieties. The ending is slightly mis-timed & made me wonder whether as the book developed the author's interest in the sub-plot overtook his interest in the main narrative, but the quality of the prose more than compensates for any fault I stumbled across.
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