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Intimate portrayal of a fractured modern family.

This book is a masterful portrayal of the complexities of family relationships, particularly those of divorced parents. Amit Chaudhuri has a unique ability to capture the sense of place and the details of everyday life, making the city of Calcutta a character in its own right. Readers who enjoy intimately rendered stories of family dynamics will find much to appreciate in A New World.

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A New World

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ISBN: 9780330351065
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM99.90 MYR
Authors: Amit Chaudhuri
Publisher: Pan MacMillan
Date of Publication: 2001-04-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.03
(rated by 241 readers)

Description

A year after his divorce, Jayojit Chatterjee, an economics professor in the American Midwest, travels to his native Calcutta with his young son, Bonny, to spend the summer holidays with his parents. Jayojit is nomore 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 becomecompletely 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. And as Jayojit walks the bustlingstreets of Calcutta, he finds himself not only caught between clashing memories of India and America, but also between different versions of his life, revisiting lost opportunity, realized potential, and lingering desire.As he did in his acclaimed trilogy "Freedom Song, " Amit Chaudhuri lovingly captures life's every detail on the page while infusing the quiet interactions of daily existence with depthand compassion."" "From the Trade Paperback edition."
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Intimate portrayal of a fractured modern family.

This book is a masterful portrayal of the complexities of family relationships, particularly those of divorced parents. Amit Chaudhuri has a unique ability to capture the sense of place and the details of everyday life, making the city of Calcutta a character in its own right. Readers who enjoy intimately rendered stories of family dynamics will find much to appreciate in A New World.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.