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An outsider in India, where he has fled from Nazi Germany, Hugo Baumgartner finds his painful past dredged up when he offers to help a wild young German hippie
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“Beautifully observed... Recovers a lost slice of history in its portrayal of a wounded survivor.” – Observer
“Hugo Baumgartner, the central character of Anita Desai’s dazzling novel, is a wandering Jew all his life. From the agonizing scenes of his childhood in pre-war Berlin, through his spell in business in Calcutta and then Bombay, he
simply does not belong. Too dark for Hitler’s society, he is too fair for India; he remains a firanghi, a foreigner, wherever he goes.” – Daily Telegraph
“Cleverly constructed, and full of sharp perceptions about human nature under the skin, whatever the colour.” – The Times
About the Author
Anita Desai was born and educated in India. Her novels Fasting Feasting, Clear Light of Day and In Custody were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters as well as a Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge. She teaches in the Writing Program at M.I.T. and divides her time between India, Massachusetts and England.
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- PublisherKnopf
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0394572297
- ISBN 13 9780394572291
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages229
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