An Obedient Father
by Sharma, Akhil
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used; Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571313590
- ISBN 13
- 9780571313594
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
A stunning novel about family secrets, hailed nationwide as a masterpiece. Ram Karan, a corrupt official in the New Delhi school system, lives in one of the city's slums with his widowed daughter and his little granddaughter. Bumbling, sad, ironic, Ram is also a man corroded by a terrible secret. With the assassination of the politician Rajiv Gandhi, Ram is plunged into a series of escalating and possibly deadly political betrayals. As he tries to save his family, his daughter reveals a crime he had hoped was long buried-and Ram, struggling to survive, must make amends after a life of deception. Taking the reader deep into a world of Indian families and politics, gangsters and movie stars, riots and morgues, An Obedient Father is an astonishing fiction debut, a work of rare sensibilities that presents a character as tormented, funny, and morally ambiguous as one of Dostoyevsky's antiheroes.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Greener Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2215361
- Title
- An Obedient Father
- Author
- Sharma, Akhil
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used; Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Main
- ISBN 10
- 0571313590
- ISBN 13
- 9780571313594
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Date Published
- 05/07/2015
Terms of Sale
Greener Books Ltd
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Feel free to contact our customer service team on customercare@greenerbooks.co.uk if you have queries regarding your order.