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A Village Dies

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Back in the 1940s, when Mumbai was still Bombay, the twin urban villages of Kevni-Amboli were home to a lively Catholic community—predominantly East Indian, but also Anglo-Indian, Goan and Mangalorean. In this hugely entertaining novel set in that vanished world, Ivan Arthur spins a delightful web of joint families, priests, sodality groups, gossips, friendly drunks, vagrants, simpletons, lovers and maiden aunts. Among the many lovable and eccentric characters are Hanging Gardens, a simple gravedigger who, by a quirk of fate, nurtures a millionaire mechanic; Blaise Misquitta, a stickler for punctuality who has a grave dug in anticipation of his wife’s death; Tristao Dias Ribeiro, a Portuguese official who builds a massive church because his wife’s illness has forced him out of the conjugal bed; Kirit, the studious first-ranker who slits his wrist—and survives—because he cannot marry Miss Alice or kiss her on the lips; Peter, a mysterious water-carrier who sings operatic arias; and of course the endearing tomboy Kitty, in whose memories the past and present merge.

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ISBN 13	9789386050724
Book Language	English
Binding	Paperback
Total Pages	248
Author	Ivan Arthur
GAIN	LJSB4XIG9PD
Publishers	Speaking tiger publishing Pvt. Ltd
Category	Books Indian Classics Bhartiye Pustakein

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Product Details

ISBN 13	9789386050724
Book Language	English
Binding	Paperback
Total Pages	248
Author	Ivan Arthur
GAIN	LJSB4XIG9PD
Publishers	Speaking tiger publishing Pvt. Ltd
Category	Books Indian Classics Bhartiye Pustakein