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The blast that follows will change his life. Siddharth discovers that growing up isn't easy: he has to handle a tragic death, his best friend is gravitating to a rghtwing political party, and his film-maker father has troubles of his own as he shifts away from the commercial but lucrative world of Hindi movies. And Poona is nothing at all like Bombay. Will tennis matches help, or can his mother's beautifully retold myths do the trick? Will instant noodles come to Siddharth's rescue, or will it be his old elocution standby, The Charge of the Light Brigade? In this touching, poignant and often hilarious debut novel, Arun Krishnan has created a world we all recognise, one that will appeal equally to young adults and a more mature audience.

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Review by Mike Billa Arun Krishnan whacks the coming of age story out of the park in this novel about a young man struggling to come to terms with life, death, politics, adulthood and most importantly, national sporting events. If Kurt Vonnegut, Milan Kundera and Ernest Hemingway got together to co-write a modern mythology set in 1980's India, The Loudest Firecracker would be a product of this collaboration. With imagery recalling the allegories of the Bhagavad-Gita, and a writing style that is smooth, yet deep, Krishnan pens a beautiful tale with seeming ease and humor that examined more closely has all the intricacies of a finely woven tapestry. The Loudest Firecracker follows the saga of Siddarth, a ten year old boy forced to move from Bombay to Poona - from the big city lights to the small dirt roads of a less economically prolific town. In Siddarth's story, we see India in the 1980's - shortly after the assassination of Indira Ghandi - during a time of political and social unrest. The ethos of a people preoccupied with terrorism, political slant and race hits very close to the home of the 21st century reader.


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  • ISBN-13: 9788189975449
  • Publisher: Westland Books Pvt Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Westland Books Pvt Ltd
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 8189975447
  • Publisher Date: 01 Dec 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 170

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