| Title | : | The Elephanta Suite |
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| Author | : | Paul Theroux |
| Release | : | 2016-08-04 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Fiction |
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| 1 | The Elephanta Suite | Paul Theroux |
| This fabulous, far-reaching book breathtakingly captures the tumult, ambition, hardship and serenity that mark modern India. Theroux's characters risk venturing far beyond its well-worn paths to discover woe or truth or peace. A holidaying middle-aged couple veer heedlessly from idyll to chaos. A buttoned-up Boston lawyer finds relief in Mumbai's reeking slums. A young woman befriends an elephant in Bangalore. We also meet Indian characters as distinctive as they are indicative of their country's subtle ironies: an executive who yearns to become a holy beggar, an earnest young striver whose personality is transformed by acquiring an American accent, a miracle-working guru, and more... |
