The Moor's last sigh /
A family saga reflecting the troubled state of India. The protagonists are four generations of the da Gama, who became wealthy in the spice trade before declining into gangsterism. Their tale is narrated by the family's last descendant and he attributes their fall to bickering, a reflection of...
| Основен автор: | Rushdie, Salman, (Author) |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Pantheon Books,
[1995]
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| Издание: | First American edition. |
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| Резюме: |
A family saga reflecting the troubled state of India. The protagonists are four generations of the da Gama, who became wealthy in the spice trade before declining into gangsterism. Their tale is narrated by the family's last descendant and he attributes their fall to bickering, a reflection of Hindu-Moslem strife plaguing India today. Peopled with odd characters--the narrator is the product of a Jewish father and a Christian mother--the novel is a pessimistic counterpoint to the author's optimistic Midnight's Children, on India's struggle for independence. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
A novel. Originally published: London : J. Cape. |
| Физически характеристики: |
435 pages ; 25 cm |
| Награди: |
Whitbread Award, 1995. |
| ISBN: |
0679420495 9780679420491 0676506909 9780676506907 |