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Something Black in the Lentil Soup Paperback – 1 May 2003

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Reshma S. Ruia (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 295 pages
  • Publisher: BlackAmber Books (1 May 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1901969142
  • ISBN-13: 978-1901969146
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,328,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsA very good book
By A Passer By VINE VOICE on 8 July 2006
Format: Paperback
Reshma S. Ruia's first novel "Something Black in the Lentil Soup" (Indian saying meaning "All is not what it seems") is a narration about Kavi Naidu - a young and talented Indian poet (in the tradition of Wordsworth and Shelley) who craves to become famous. He is 25 years old, lives in Delhi with his parents (he is the only child in the family) and leads the simple lower middle class Indian lifestyle, eats usual Indian food, goes to an Indian college and never dates girls. One day he flies to London to win the prestigious Commonwealth Poetry Prize which is what he was dreaming about. While being in India and reading Jane Austen he imagines England just like in the books of his youth - well mannered lords, posh crème parties, blushing and shy rosy cheeked English girls, luxurious houses and hotels but what he experiences in England shocks and confuses him a lot. Reshma S. Ruia depicts Kavi Naidu's "journey to fame" in a very humorous and sarcastic way, the novel is written in a very strong "Queen's English" language which I didn't like at first because it made me feel as if reading a classical English literature work which is about the modern Indian guy who hangs around with his Bohemian friends in Delhi. At those moments I was expecting the language that those youths would use in real life. But Reshma S. Ruia's language is only what makes the book different and it's great. The novel consists of 30 pretty short chapters. Also, details and the very process seemed to be more important than the storyline. I loved the storyline though, because it was "the way it happens in real life" so the reader can get more attached and feel more sensitive about it. There are lots of bits of poems included in the book and they were really good - I liked them a lot.Read more ›
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