Such A Long Journey
by MISTRY, Rohinton
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About This Item
London: Faber, 1991. 8vo, pp. 339. Original blue boards, lettered in white on spine. Text block a little age-toned, otherwise a fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper with some light edgewear to head of spine and top corners. First edition of the author's first novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Review copy, with the publisher's slip laid in.
Synopsis
Such a Long Journey is set in (what was then) Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, telling the story of the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and his family.It was the brilliant first novel by one of the most remarkable writers to have emerged from the Indian literary tradition in many years. It was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize, and won the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize.
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- Bookseller
- Neil Pearson Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1898
- Title
- Such A Long Journey
- Author
- MISTRY, Rohinton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Faber, 1991
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Modern First Editions
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