Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto
In a tiny flat in Bombay Imelda Mendes - Em to her family - is by turns flamboyant, maniacally affectionate and cruelly candid. Her husband - Augustine, the 'Big Hoom' - and two children must endure her 'microweathers': swings from searing joy to brooding malevolence. And here is the story of how this family of four came to be.
A rare, brilliant book, one that is wonderfully different from any other that I have read coming out of India -- Kiran Desai
I can't remember the last time I wanted to read a book so much. . Genius * Guardian *
Powerful . . . flashes of telling detail * Sunday Times *
A profoundly moving book: I cannot remember when I last read something as touching as this -- Amitav Ghosh
Pinto's narrative is both brutal and beautiful * Business Standard Book Review *
Deeply engrossing, finely-tuned, and told with a moving and luminous clarity, this is a splendid and memorable debut * The Hindu *
A small and beautiful book . . . Pinto's writing has startling sweetness -- Asian Review of Books
Em and the Big Hoom is a joyous read that leaves you chuckling and sad, at once -- The Asian Age
I can't remember the last time I wanted to read a book so much. . Genius * Guardian *
Powerful . . . flashes of telling detail * Sunday Times *
A profoundly moving book: I cannot remember when I last read something as touching as this -- Amitav Ghosh
Pinto's narrative is both brutal and beautiful * Business Standard Book Review *
Deeply engrossing, finely-tuned, and told with a moving and luminous clarity, this is a splendid and memorable debut * The Hindu *
A small and beautiful book . . . Pinto's writing has startling sweetness -- Asian Review of Books
Em and the Big Hoom is a joyous read that leaves you chuckling and sad, at once -- The Asian Age
Jerry Pinto lives and works in Mumbai. He has been a mathematics tutor, school librarian, journalist and columnist. He is now associated with MelJol, an NGO that works in the sphere of child rights. His published works include a book of poems, Asylum, and Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb, which won the National Award for the Best Book on Cinema in 2007. Em and the Big Hoom is his first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241966518 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241966515 |
| Title | Em and the Big Hoom |
| Author | Jerry Pinto |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-01-29 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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