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Book Description
Ayyan Mani, a member of India's lowest caste and resident of the slums of Mubmai, discovers an illicit romance between his married boss and a married female ...
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thebookbag published on Tue, 8 Mar 2011
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Serious Men, By Manu Joseph
One of the strongest debuts of 2010, this bittersweet Mumbai tale of high minds and low plots never quite won the plaudits it deserves. Now – with a more populist, even Slumdog Millionaire-ish cover - it has a second chance. More Lucky Jim than White ... (read full critics)
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- English Books
- Others 310 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0393338592
- ISBN-13: 9780393338591
- Publisher: W W Norton and Co Inc
- Pub date: Aug 02, 2010
- Also available as: eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780393338591 | Others | $14.95 | $9.97 | bn.com |
| $14.95 | $11.21 | The Book Depository | ||
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Serious Men by Manu Joseph
Ayyan Mani is a Dalit, an untouchable, stuck in a flat in Mumbai's slums but hoping, somehow, for a better future for his son. Working at the Insitute of Theory and Research he uses all his cunning and wiles to stay ahead of the game amongst the Brah ... (read full critics)