The Elephanta Suite: Three Novellas

The Elephanta Suite: Three Novellas - Paperback

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The Elephanta Suite: Three Novellas - Paperback

The Elephanta Suite: Three Novellas - Paperback

by Paul Theroux
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by Paul Theroux (Author)

A master of the travel narrative weaves three intertwined novellas of Westerners transformed by their sojourns in India.

This startling, far-reaching book captures the tumult, ambition, hardship, and serenity that mark today's India. Theroux's Westerners risk venturing far beyond the subcontinent's well-worn paths to discover woe or truth or peace. A middle-aged couple on vacation veers heedlessly from idyll to chaos. A buttoned-up Boston lawyer finds succor in Mumbai's reeking slums. And a young woman befriends an elephant in Bangalore.

We also meet Indian characters as singular as they are reflective of the country's subtle ironies: an executive who yearns to become a holy beggar, an earnest young striver whose personality is rewired by acquiring an American accent, a miracle-working guru, and others.

As ever, Theroux's portraits of people and places explode stereotypes to exhilarating effect. The Elephanta Suite urges us toward a fresh, compelling, and often inspiring notion of what India is, and what it can do to those who try to lose--or find--themselves there.
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 2008
ISBN9780547086026
Author Paul Theroux
PublisherMariner Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2008
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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