Description |
333 pages ; 21 cm |
Note |
Originally published: London : Flamingo, 1997. |
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Originally published in hardcover in the U.S.: New York : Random House, 1997. |
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Includes reading group guide (pages [323]-333). |
Summary |
This is a tale set in Kerala, in southern India, in 1969. The lives of twins Rahel and Esthappen are changed forever when their English cousin and her mother arrive on a Christmas visit. The story unfolds with foreboding and takes on big themes like love, madness, hope and joy. |
Awards |
Booker Prize, 1997. |
Subject |
Social classes -- India -- Fiction.
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Twins -- Fiction.
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Kerala (India) -- Fiction.
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India -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Psychological fiction.
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Domestic fiction.
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ISBN |
9780812979657 (pbk.) |
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0812979656 (pbk.) |
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