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Jan 23, 2014lukasevansherman rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I read a recent book about the independence of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), which lead me to this book, written by Indian-Canadian writer Rohinton Mistry and set during the same period. Like Rushdie, he has a gift for combining the personal with the political, as well as giving us a pungent sense of Indian culture and society. A few characters have some unflattering remarks about Nixon and the CIA, which it totally deserved. I would recommend reading "The Blood Telegram" first and then this.