Baumgartner 's Bombay

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.

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Baumgartner 's Bombay

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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/-

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Author
Anita Desai
Publisher
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Page count
230
Rs.332.50
Rs.369
0099428520

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