Hugo Baumgartner is a lifelong wandering Jew. From his agonising childhood in pre-war Berlin, through his spell in business first in Calcutta and then Bombay, he simply doesn't belong.
Baumgartner's Bombay
By Anita Desai
Hugo Baumgartner is a lifelong wandering Jew. From his agonising childhood in pre-war Berlin, through his spell in business first in Calcutta and then Bombay, he simply doesn't belong. Too dark for Hitler's Germany, too fair for India, he remains a foreigner wherever he goes.
Reviews:
" A daring and colourful novel…. A superb observer of the human race"--- New York Times Book Review
“Hugo Baumgartner, the central character of Anita Desai’s dazzling
novel, is a wandering Jew all his life. From the agonizing 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
“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 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 clichés
the praise may offer”- London Review Of Book
About the Author : Anita Desai was born and educated in India. Her novels Fasting
Feasting, Clear Light of Day and In Custody were shortlisted for the Booker
Prize. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the American
Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge.
She teaches in the Writing Program at M.I.T. and divides her time between India,
Massachusetts and England.
Author: Anita Desai
ISBN: 0099428520
Size: 12.9cm X 19.8cm
Pages: 230
Price: Rs.369/-
rnPacking Weight | 0.25 kg |
Author | Anita Desai |
Publisher | VINTAGE |
Page count | 230 |