- Fiction, Tales, Pilgrims and pilgrimages, India, fiction
A sequence of delicate, tragic stories by the bestselling author of Raj evokes the profound presence of tradition and desire. A retired bureaucrat has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada.
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About the book
- Author
- Gita Mehta
- First published
- 1993
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Heinemann, Penguin Random House, N.A. Talese
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781409042662
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