Such a Long Journey

Rohinton Mistry

Published by Faber and Faber, London, 1991

Condition: Near Fine Hardcover

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A bright first edition, second impression of this award winning novel by Rohinton Mistry, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The first edition, second impression of this novel by Rohinton Mistry, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of numerous other awards. Set in Bombay, the story follows Gustave Noble as he goes through interpersonal conflict and political scandal in the early 1970s, against a background of Indira Gandhi's corrupt government and India's war with Pakistan.It made the headlines in 2020 when the book was withdrawn from theUniversity of Mumbai's English syllabus after complaints from theMaharashtrianpoliticianAditya Thackeray.Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous ownership inscription in pencil to the front free endpaper. The dust wrapper is unclipped and lovely with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are clean with only a touch of age toning, as usual. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 803A44

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Title: Such a Long Journey

Publisher: Faber and Faber, London

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book

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