An edition of The better man (1999)

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An edition of The better man (1999)

The better man

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"In Anita Nair's novel, middle-aged bachelor Mukundan returns to his native Indian village and finds that he is haunted by his sense of failure, his guilt over abandoning his mother, who's now dead, and his inability to stand up to his domineering father, Achurhan Nair. Determined to conquer old ghosts, Mukundan decides to restore his childhood home and hires One-screw-loose Bhasi, an outcast painter, to oversee the renovations.".

"A practitioner of a unique style of healing, Bhasi immediately senses the deep cracks in Mukundan's soul and sets about mending his troubled friend. He cajoles, manipulates, and shapes Mukudan's transformation into a better man, but the durability of that transformation is quickly called into question when an influential neighbor offers Mukundan what he's always dreamed of - recognition, status, and power.

To get all of those things, he must sacrifice his friendship with Bhasi and his relationship with the woman in his life."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
361

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Cover of: The Better Man
The Better Man: A Novel
August 1, 2001, Picador
Paperback in English
Cover of: The better man
The better man: a novel
2000, Picador USA
in English - 1st Picador USA ed.
Cover of: The better man
The better man
1999, Penguin Books, Penguin Putnam Inc.
in English

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Edition Notes

Novel.

Published in
New Delhi, New York, NY

Classifications

Library of Congress
MLCS 2000/03761, PR9499.3

The Physical Object

Pagination
361 p. ;
Number of pages
361

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL169269M
Internet Archive
betterman0000nair
ISBN 10
0140293205
LCCN
99947795
OCLC/WorldCat
59457810
Library Thing
1009394
Goodreads
5967631

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