An edition of In Custody (1984)

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An edition of In Custody (1984)

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The book 'In Custody" , shortlisted for booker prize, is contemplated with various concerning issues of the World specifically India. These themes are status of Urdu Language in India, psychological and sociological elements of Indians and their traditions, the Scheming World , etc. Deven Sharma , a lecturer in a college, is the hero without heroism in the book. Murad and Mr.Jain are specifically the examples of a scheming World. Imtiaz Begum as a new woman, a genuine example of growing Feminism.

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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
203

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Subjects

Fiction, Social life and customs, Indic Poets, Interviews, Poets, Indic, Short stories in English Indian writers, 1947- - Texts, Fiction, general, India, fiction, Manners and customs

People

Nur, Deven, Murad, Imtiaz Begum, Sarla, Mr. Abid Siddiqui

Places

Delhi, Mirpur

Times

1980s

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1999, Vintage
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In Custody
August 1, 1994, Penguin Books Ltd
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In Custody
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1985, Penguin
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1984, Harper & Row
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1984, Heinemann
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Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1984.

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203 p. ;
Number of pages
203

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OL23238405M
ISBN 10
0140108688
LCCN
86014968
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161648

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