Baumgartner's Bombay
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Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai
Hugo Baumgartner, the central character of Anita Desai's dazzling novel, is a wandering Jew all his life. From the agonising scenes of his childhood in pre-war Berlin, through his spell in business in Calcutta and then Bombay, he simply does not belong. Too dark for Hitler's society he is too fair for India; he remains a firanghi, a foreigner, wherever he goes' Daily Telegraph 'Anita Desai writes beautifully, employing an opulent vocabulary to great effect in her physical descriptions.The achievement of a superior writer' Literary Review'A book that puts to shame all the little epithets and pert cliches that praise may offer' London Review of Books
"A daring, colorful novel.. Desai is a superb observer of the human race" * New York Times *
"One of the best English novelists writing in English" * Independent *
"Hugo Baumgartner, the central character of Anita Desai's dazzling novel, is a wandering Jew all his life. From the agonising scenes of his childhood in pre-war Berlin, through his spell in business in Calcutta and then Bombay, he simply does not belong. Too dark for Hitler's society, he is too fair for India; he remains a firanghi, a foreigner, whatever he goes" * Daily Telegraph *
"Beautifully observed... Recovers a lost slice of history in its portrayal of a wounded survivor" * Observer *
"Cleverly constructed, and full of sharp perceptions about human nature under the skin, whatever the colour" * The Times *
"One of the best English novelists writing in English" * Independent *
"Hugo Baumgartner, the central character of Anita Desai's dazzling novel, is a wandering Jew all his life. From the agonising scenes of his childhood in pre-war Berlin, through his spell in business in Calcutta and then Bombay, he simply does not belong. Too dark for Hitler's society, he is too fair for India; he remains a firanghi, a foreigner, whatever he goes" * Daily Telegraph *
"Beautifully observed... Recovers a lost slice of history in its portrayal of a wounded survivor" * Observer *
"Cleverly constructed, and full of sharp perceptions about human nature under the skin, whatever the colour" * The Times *
Anita Desai was born and educated in India. Her published works include many award-winning short story collections and novels, three of which have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, most recently Fasting, Feasting. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and lives in New York State.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099428527 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099428520 |
| Title | Baumgartner's Bombay |
| Author | Anita Desai |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2001-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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