The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru
From the author of White Tears and Blue Ruin, this bestselling, award-winning novel of a young man's journey explores what it means to be Indian or English, black or white, and every degree that lies between.Pran Nath Razdan, the boy who will become the Impressionist, was passed off by his Indian mother as the child of her husband, a wealthy man of a high caste. Pran lived a life of luxury just downriver from the Taj Mahal, but at fifteen, the news of Pran's true parentage is revealed to his father and he is tossed out into the street--a pariah and an outcast. Thus begins an extraordinary, near mythical journey of a young man who must reinvent himself to survive--not once, but many times.
From Victorian India to Edwardian London, from an expatriate community of black Americans in Paris to a hopeless expedition to study a lost tribe of Africa, Hari Kunzru's unforgettable debut novel dazzles with its artistry and wit while it challenges with its insights into the self, nationality, race, and beyond.
Hari Kunzru, author of White Tears and The Impressionist, has been selected one of Granta's 20 Outstanding Fiction Writers Under 40. The Impressionist was a nominee for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and was named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2002. It was also shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and a British Book Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780452283978 |
| ISBN 10 | 0452283973 |
| Title | The Impressionist |
| Author | Hari Kunzru |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2003-03-25 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Prizes | Winner of Art Seidenbaum Award., Winner of Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award., Winner of Book Sense 76 Top Ten Selection., Winner of British Book Award., Winner of Guardian First Book Award., Winner of NYPL Books to Remember., Winner of Society of Authors Somerset Maugham Award. |
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