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A new world
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- Book Synopsis
- A year after his divorce, Jayojit Chatterjee, an economics professor in the American Midwest, travels home to Calcutta with his young son, Bonny, to spend the summer holidays with his parents. Jayojit is no more accustomed to spending time alone with Bonny - who lives with his mother in California - than he is with the Admiral and his wife, whose daily rhythms have become so synchronized as to become completely foreign to their son. Together, the unlikely foursome struggles to pass the protracted hours of summer, each in his or her own way mourning Jayojit's failed marriage. Written with depth and tenderness, A New World goes right to the heart of a family, making vividly alive their hopes, desires and regrets.
- About The Author
- Amit Chaudhuri is the author of eight novels, including Sojourn and Friend of My Youth, as well as four books of essays, three books of poems, two works of non-fiction, a collection of short stories and a critical study of D. H. Lawrence's poetry. He has received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Encore Prize, the LA Times Book Prize, the James Tait Black Prize and the Sahitya Akademi Award, among other accolades. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. From 2006 until 2021, he was Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of East Anglia and is currently Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the Centre for the Creative and the Critical, Ashoka University. He is a vocalist in the North Indian classical tradition and a composer and performer in a celebrated project that brings together different musical traditions.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571361557
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (06 July 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 240
- Weight
- 170 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 196 x 130 x 13 mm
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