River Sutra

Paperback, 288 pages

English language

Published by Vintage Books.

ISBN:
978-0-09-951594-4
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OCLC Number:
80331692

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A sequence of delicate, tragic stories by the bestselling author of Raj evokes the profound presence of tradition and desire. A retired bureaucrat has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place for peace and quiet: too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters including a privileged young executive bewitched by a mysterious lover; a neophyte Jain monk moving from opulence to poverty; and an intense ascetic who resurfaces in a surprising reincarnation.

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Subjects

  • Modern fiction
  • Literary
  • Fiction / General
  • Fiction - General