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  1. Jan 1, 2010 · Serious Men. Manu Joseph. 3.77. 4,055 ratings470 reviews. A poignant, bitingly funny Indian satire and love story set in a scientific institute and in Mumbai’s humid tenements.

  2. Sep 3, 2010 · By Tobin Harshaw. Sept. 3, 2010. India, we are reminded ad infinitum, is a land of contradictions. Immense wealth rubs shoulders with unimaginable poverty; soaring modernity with crude tradition;...

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    Serious Men is a 2010 drama fiction novel written by journalist Manu Joseph. [1] The story follows Ayyan Mani, a middle-aged Dalit working as an assistant to a Brahmin astronomer at the Institute of Theory and Research in Mumbai.

  4. Sep 29, 2020 · Manu Joseph’s 2010 drama fiction novel Serious Men has been adapted into a film. Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and directed by Sudhir Mishra, it will be dropping on Netflix on October 2. Joseph’s novel centers around Ayyan Mani, a Dalit who like many others lives in the Mumbai slums.

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  5. Oct 10, 2020 · Manu Joseph’s award-winning debut novel has been lauded for breaking away from the norm in its depiction of the dalit male character as an intelligent but cunning person. In the words of the author, Ayyan Mani is an “exceptional” individual who is a freak, in a way” (Joseph 2010).

  6. Serious Men is a serious, intelligent novel, but nevertheless easy reading. It's never quite comic, but any potential tragedy is undercut.

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  8. Aug 2, 2010 · Serious Men: A Novel. Paperback – August 2, 2010. by Manu Joseph (Author) 4.1 647 ratings. See all formats and editions. A poignant, bitingly funny Indian satire and love story set in a scientific institute and in Mumbai’s humid tenements. Ayyan Mani will not be constrained by Indian traditions.

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