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Such a Long Journey is a 1991 novel by Rohinton Mistry. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won several other awards. In 2010 the book made headlines when it was withdrawn from the University of Mumbai 's English syllabus after complaints from the Maharashtrian politician Aditya Thackeray .
- Rohinton Mistry
- 1991
Jan 1, 1991 · It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man who gradually sees his modest life unravelling. His young daughter falls ill; his promising son defies his father’s ambitions for him.
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A novel by Rohinton Mistry about Gustad Noble, a Parsi man who faces various challenges in post-independence India. The novel explores themes of duty, corruption, and identity through Noble's personal and professional experiences.
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May 3, 1997 · Such a Long Journey. Rohinton Mistry. McClelland & Stewart, May 3, 1997 - Fiction - 352 pages. It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working...
- Rohinton Mistry
- McClelland & Stewart, 1997
- illustrated, reprint
- Such a Long Journey
Jul 24, 2021 · Such a Long Journey is set in Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh. The novel tells the story of Dr. Gustad Noble, an ordinary man, and the peculiar way in which the conflict impinges on the lives of him and his family. Access-restricted-item.
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- Rohinton Mistry
Nov 20, 2008 · Such a Long Journey is set in (what was then) Bombay against the backdrop of war in the Indian subcontinent and the birth of Bangladesh, telling the story of the peculiar way in which...
