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Bombay Time by Thrity Umrigar (2001, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPicador

ISBN-100312277164

ISBN-139780312277161

eBay Product ID (ePID)1774341

Product Key Features

Book TitleBombay Time

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Literary

Publication Year2001

FeaturesRevised

GenreFiction

AuthorThrity Umrigar

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight15.8 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-021933

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"[Umrigar's] heartfelt book . . . displays an impressive talent for conceiving multidimensional, sympathetic characters with lifelike emotional quandaries and psychological stumbling blocks."- The Washington Post Book World "Umrigar's vivid and easy prose carries the reader into the heart of these families, limning their neighborhoods, their desires, their hopes, and failures."- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "Bombay throbs with the life and death, crowded, hot, dirty, and volatile . . . [This novel] is a warmhearted look at human nature, with all its strengths and flaws exposed."- The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Thrity Umrigar has an acute ear for dialogue, and a gift for unmasking the complexities of personal relationships. Wise and nuanced, the narrative grips the reader's attention."- Bapsi Sidhwa, author of Cracking India "With the unflinching gaze of a Diane Arbus prot g , Umrigar pulls each of [her characters] into and out of focus to reveal the definitive-at times profoundly intimate-events of their respective lives . . . [A] dazzling debut."- The Hartford Courant " Bombay Time 's wonderful cast of characters and their tragically funny stories stay with you long after you finish reading this bittersweet novel. Thrity Umrigar's heart is as big as her homeland, and this is a beautiful novel."- Brad Watson, author of Last Days of the Dog-Men, "[Umrigar's] heartfelt book . . . displays an impressive talent for conceiving multidimensional, sympathetic characters with lifelike emotional quandaries and psychological stumbling blocks."- The Washington Post Book World "Umrigar's vivid and easy prose carries the reader into the heart of these families, limning their neighborhoods, their desires, their hopes, and failures."- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "Bombay throbs with the life and death, crowded, hot, dirty, and volatile . . . [This novel] is a warmhearted look at human nature, with all its strengths and flaws exposed."- The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Thrity Umrigar has an acute ear for dialogue, and a gift for unmasking the complexities of personal relationships. Wise and nuanced, the narrative grips the reader's attention."- Bapsi Sidhwa, author of Cracking India "With the unflinching gaze of a Diane Arbus protégé, Umrigar pulls each of [her characters] into and out of focus to reveal the definitive-at times profoundly intimate-events of their respective lives . . . [A] dazzling debut."- The Hartford Courant " Bombay Time 's wonderful cast of characters and their tragically funny stories stay with you long after you finish reading this bittersweet novel. Thrity Umrigar's heart is as big as her homeland, and this is a beautiful novel."- Brad Watson, author of Last Days of the Dog-Men, "[Umrigar's] heartfelt book . . . displays an impressive talent for conceiving multidimensional, sympathetic characters with lifelike emotional quandaries and psychological stumbling blocks."-The Washington Post Book World "Umrigar's vivid and easy prose carries the reader into the heart of these families, limning their neighborhoods, their desires, their hopes, and failures."-Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "Bombay throbs with the life and death, crowded, hot, dirty, and volatile . . . [This novel] is a warmhearted look at human nature, with all its strengths and flaws exposed."-The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Thrity Umrigar has an acute ear for dialogue, and a gift for unmasking the complexities of personal relationships. Wise and nuanced, the narrative grips the reader's attention."-Bapsi Sidhwa, author of Cracking India "With the unflinching gaze of a Diane Arbus protÉgÉ, Umrigar pulls each of [her characters] into and out of focus to reveal the definitive-at times profoundly intimate-events of their respective lives . . . [A] dazzling debut."-The Hartford Courant "Bombay Time's wonderful cast of characters and their tragically funny stories stay with you long after you finish reading this bittersweet novel. Thrity Umrigar's heart is as big as her homeland, and this is a beautiful novel."-Brad Watson, author of Last Days of the Dog-Men

Dewey Decimal813/.6

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisAt the wedding of a young man from a middle-class apartment building in Bombay, the men and women of this unique community gather together and look back on their youthful, idealistic selves and consider the changes the years have wrought. The lives of the Parsi men and women who grew up together in Wadi Baug are revealed in all their complicated humanity: Adi Patel's disintegration into alcoholism; Dosamai's gossiping tongue; and Soli Contractor's betrayal and heartbreak. And observing it all is Rusi Bilimoria, a disillusioned businessman who struggles to make sense of his life and hold together a fraying community.

LC Classification NumberPS3621.M75B66 2001