Such a Long Journey - Couverture souple

Mistry, Rohinton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0571165257 ISBN 13 : 9780571165254

Editeur : Faber & Faber, 1992

Synopsis

Such a Long Journey is set in 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.Such a Long Journey is a 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rohinton Mistry was born in 1952 and grew up in Bombay, India, where he also attended university. In 1975 he emigrated to Canada, where he began a course in English and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of three novels and one collection of short stories. His debut novel, Such a Long Journey (1991), won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book and the Governor General's Award, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It was made into an acclaimed feature film in 1998. His second novel, A Fine Balance(1995), won many prestigious awards, including the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and the Giller Prize, as well as being shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and theIrish Times International Fiction Prize.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Faber & Faber
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0571165257
• ISBN 13: 9780571165254
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
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• Personne responsable: non disponible