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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This was a 4 or 5 star book until the last three pages. I really, really want to talk to someone else who's read it. I'm not sure if I've missed something, the very end is that annoying, or if I'm just a philistine who can't appreciate the majesty of it. ( ) "At least it is a sin of colour, she says, at least it is a sin of colour, a sin of proper beauty and not some mean thing." A Sin of Colour by Sunetra Gupta was a 2000 Orange Prize Longlist and is a beautiful, captivating story that follows the lives and thoughts of three generations of the Roy family and their relationship with the British colonial house in Calcutta called Mandalay. Mandalay passes to the hands of the Roy family when the Partition of Bengal occurs and the wealthy Roy family, built from Burmese teak interests, settles in Calcutta. This story, while focused on second son Debendranath Roy and his mysterious disappearance one day when he takes a punt out on the Cherwell in Oxford, England and the punt returns without him, really goes beyond that. It is a multi-faceted story, similar to a fine cut precious gemstone, one that radiates warmth and brilliance with each new facet cut. Each chapter in the story is named after a colour. The narrative flows from voice to voice and it is with time, and patience, that the full story emerges. If I have to describe this story in only one word, I would describe it as 'beautiful'. Everything about the story - its languid yet sublime flow, its mesmorizing prose, its eloquent descriptions - all carried me into the lives of the characters and to a place and time that really was, for me, timeless. It is not just a story about Debendranath's disappearance and the mystery surrounding that disappearance. It is a story about three generations of love, including misplaced, misguided and unrequited love. It is also a story about friendships, wavering family fortunes and the great cultural divide when a foreigner enters the family through marriage. I found myself slowing down as I got closer and closer to the end, because this is a story I didn't want to see end. The ending was stunningly beautiful and I am going to sit back and savor this experience before I dive into my next book. The brief quote on the cover of my copy states 'A young, true heir to Virignia Woolf." I have only read one book so far by Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, so while I cannot comment on this in comparison to Woolf's works overall, I can say that I did see some similarities in the writing style and story telling in line with my reading experience of Mrs. Dalloway. Both books are gems in my eyes. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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An accessible new novel from the author of Memories of Rain, this follows the fluctuating fortunes of an eccentric Calcutta family and the house they inhabit through three generations of women, enduring Independence, Partition and family misfortune. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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