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Set in the remote northeastern hills of India, the story revolves around the father-son relationship of a willful curious boy, Babu, and Doctor Dam, an enigmatic product of British colonial rule and Nehruvian nationalism. Told in reverse chronological order, the novel examines an India where the ideals that brought freedom from colonial rule are beginning to crack under the pressure of new rebellions and conflicts. For Dr. Dam and Babu this has meant living as strangers in the same home, puzzled and resentful, tied only by blood. As the father grows weary and old and the son tries to understand him, clashes between ethnic groups in their small town show them to be strangers to their country as well. Before long Babu finds himself embarking on a great journey, an odyssey through the memories of his father, his family, and his nation. The Point of Return poignantly explores the precarious balance of familial relationships built around secrets and the intrusions of political conflicts outside the control of individuals. From start to finish it is a powerful, moving, and unforgettable story.

About the Author :
Siddhartha Deb was born in northeastern India in 1970. His first novel, The Point of Return, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His reviews and journalism have appeared in the Boston Globe, the Guardian, The Nation, the New Statesman, and the Times Literary Supplement. He came to New York on a literary fellowship in 1998, and now divides his time between India and New York.

Review :
"Siddhartha Deb has imagined a kind of Indian Don Quixote." -- New York Times Book Review "Magnificent." -- Booklist (starred review ) "Movingly dramatizes the immersion of individual lives in the flow of history." -- Publishers Weekly "The interplay of political events and intergenerational conflict is wonderfully portrayed." -- San Diego Union-Tribune "Deb's touch is sure, his voice pure, his understanding faultless." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780060501518
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Collins
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 29 mm
  • Width: 143 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0060501510
  • Publisher Date: 04 Mar 2003
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 514 gr


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