Delhi
by Khushwant Singh
Taste attributes: historicaldramacomedyheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentarycomplex relationshipall consuming quest
Boxlist takeExpansive and glossy: a moving historical novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like polish over grit.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
'I return to Delhi as I return to my mistress Bhagmati when I have had my fill of whoring in foreign lands...' Thus begins Khushwant Singh's vast, erotic, irrelevant magnum opus on the city of Delhi.
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- Author
- Khushwant Singh
- Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 391
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- Open Library
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