Real Time: Stories and a Reminiscence - Hardcover

Chaudhuri, Amit

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9780374281694: Real Time: Stories and a Reminiscence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374281696 ISBN 13: 9780374281694

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2002

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A collection of stories, centered around the cultural turmoil of modern-day India, follows the lives of men, women, children, and gods, from a businessman attending memorial rites for a young suicide to two divorcTes about to enter an arranged marriage, as they attempt to retain a semblance of dignity and discover the true paths of their lives. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

'Chaudhuri's stories have a wonderful quiteness, depth and accuracy. There is no better writer of the human particulars and subtleties of modern Indian life.'

(Ian Jack)

'The newest stories are pure marvels. I am in awe of them. Chaudhuri brings into the written realm what others have chosen to leave outside... These stories shine. They are more than an achievement.'

(Colum McCann)

'The stories in this volume combine the folk-art charm and easygoing improvisations of R.K. Narayan, with the compassion and evocative atmosphere of Chekhov.'

(Michiko Kakutani New York Times)

'Brilliant... Here, as with Chekhov or Hemingway, the reader not only accepts but relishes the ecomony.'

(Guardian)

Book Description:

‘A hushed sense of wonder . . . enhances his position as one of the most versatile and talented writers of his generation’ Village Voice

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