Em and the Big Hoom
Em and the Big Hoom
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Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto
The devastatingly original debut novel from a winner of the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction. Profoundly moving . . . I cannot remember when I last read something as touching as this. --Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace First published by a small press in India, Jerry Pinto's debut novel has already taken the literary world by storm. Suffused with compassion, humor, and hard-won wisdom, Em and the Big Hoom is a modern masterpiece, and its American publication is certain to be one of the major literary events of the season. Meet Imelda and Augustine, or--as our young narrator calls his unusual parents--Em and the Big Hoom. Most of the time, Em smokes endless beedis and sings her way through life. She is the sun around which everyone else orbits. But as enchanting and high-spirited as she can be, when Em's bipolar disorder seizes her she becomes monstrous, sometimes with calamitous consequences for herself and others. This accomplished debut is graceful and urgent, with a one-of-a-kind voice that will stay with readers long after the last page.
Pinto, Jerry: - Jerry Pinto is the author of the novels Murder in Mahim (2017) and Em and the Big Hoom (2012; winner of the Hindu Prize and the Crossword Book Award), and the non-fiction book Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb (2006; winner of the National Award for the Best Book on Cinema). His children's books include A Bear for Felicia, Monster Garden, When Crows Are White and Postcards from Bombay. In 2016, Jerry Pinto was awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize and the Sahitya Akademi Award.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9789382277316 |
| ISBN 10 | 9382277315 |
| Title | Em and the Big Hoom |
| Author | Jerry Pinto |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Aleph Book Company |
| Year published | 2013-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |