Foto dell'autore

Rabindranath R. Maharaj

Autore di Death of a Guru

15 opere 543 membri 12 recensioni

Sull'Autore

Opere di Rabindranath R. Maharaj

Death of a Guru (1977) 343 copie
The Amazing Absorbing Boy (2010) 53 copie
A Perfect Pledge (2005) 51 copie
The Lagahoo's Apprentice (2000) 19 copie
The Book of Ifs and Buts (2002) 18 copie
Picture Of Nobody (2010) 16 copie
Fatboy Fall Down (2019) 11 copie
Homer in Flight (1997) 10 copie
Adjacentland (2018) 10 copie
The Interloper (1995) 5 copie
Guru zemřel 1 copia

Etichette

Informazioni generali

Altri nomi
賴比.馬哈拉加
Data di nascita
20th century
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
Canada

Utenti

Recensioni

žánr : hinduismus, svědectví, příběh, hledání Boha
Autor byl vychován jako jogín. Živě a věrně líčí hinduistický život a místní obyčeje a také svůj zápas zda zvolit hinduismus, nebo Krista.
 
Segnalato
ackoprivnice | Apr 26, 2022 |
An interesting read, seeing Toronto through the eyes of a teenager from Trinidad. I liked the contrasts between the two cultures, and the insights into the language and life of Mayaro, Trinidad. The story references comic book heroes constantly and it does feel like a series of comic-strip stories about Samuel's experiences: superficial at first glance, but affording deeper glimpses into the main character's feelings about the loss of his mother and the loss and rediscovery of his father. There's a lot in the book about the strange split existences of immigrants and the way they have to construct new lives, layering their new experiences over their old ones, learning a new set of rules.… (altro)
 
Segnalato
AJBraithwaite | 3 altre recensioni | Aug 14, 2017 |
Finally finished this book. I’ve had that book for about 5 yrs I think. Well I’m glad I finally read it. It was good. An Indian immigrant from Trinidad comes to Toronto — the city is a character lurking in the background.
 
Segnalato
BCbookjunky | 1 altra recensione | Mar 31, 2013 |

Liste

Premi e riconoscimenti

Potrebbero anche piacerti

Statistiche

Opere
15
Utenti
543
Popolarità
#45,916
Voto
½ 3.4
Recensioni
12
ISBN
44
Lingue
6

Grafici & Tabelle