Last Jet-engine Laugh- - Softcover

Joshi, Ruchir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 817223497X ISBN 13: 9788172234973

Publisher: HarperCollins India

Synopsis

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About the Author

ruchir joshi is a trained and practising filmmaker in India. Born and raised in Calcutta, he now lives in Delhi. This is his first book.

Review

`The brand new experience after Rushdie: a megashow, Russian in size, Indian in soul.' India Today`Written in the joyous tradition of Tristram Shandy, Joshi has Sterne's gift for digressions [and] the master's eye for his surroundings. This is surely a great moment for Indian literature. "The Last Jet-Engine Laugh" debates whether the story of a nation can be the story of a self.' Tom Payne, Daily Telegraph`Exhilarating...Joshi's narrative jump-cuts with a surreal invention reminiscent of the work of Vonnegut.' The Times`Proof positive that it's possible for Indian writers to be wickedly cynical, funny and bitter without the scathing edge blunting the Indianness or vice versa...Put simply, "The Last Jet-Engine Laugh" is a family saga across three generations. It's also (as most really good books are) a love story. But before you yawn and reach for the remote saying, "Yaar, saala, it's been done before," it ain't quite been done like this. Joshi is a most unsuitable boy, and if there were a glass palace about, he'd be the one throwing stones.' Anita Roy, Biblio`Stylish, suggestive, musical...a great moment for Indian literature.' Daily Telegraph

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins India
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 817223497X
• ISBN 13: 9788172234973
• Binding: Paperback