A matter of time / by Shashi Deshpande.

By:

Deshpande, Shashi

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Gurgaon, Hariyana : Penguin Books, 1996.Description: 246 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780140263909 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Family -- India -- Karnataka -- Fiction

DDC classification:

823 DES 23 004837

LOC classification:

PR9499.3.D474 M38 1999

Review: "One morning, with no warning, Gopal, respected professor, devoted husband, and caring father, walks out on his family for reasons even he cannot articulate. His wife, Sumi, returns with their three daughters to the shelter of the Big House, where her parents live in oppressive silence: they have not spoken to each other in thirty-five years.Summary: As the mystery of this long silence is unraveled, a horrifying story of loss and pain is laid bare - a story that seems to be repeating itself in Sumi's life."--BOOK JACKET.Summary: "Set in present-day Karnataka, A Matter of Time explores the intricate relationships within an extended family, encompassing three generations. Images from Hindu religion, myth, and local history intertwine delicately with images of contemporary India as the women of this family face and accept the changes that have suddenly become part of their lives."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	823 DES 004837 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004837

"One morning, with no warning, Gopal, respected professor, devoted husband, and caring father, walks out on his family for reasons even he cannot articulate. His wife, Sumi, returns with their three daughters to the shelter of the Big House, where her parents live in oppressive silence: they have not spoken to each other in thirty-five years.

As the mystery of this long silence is unraveled, a horrifying story of loss and pain is laid bare - a story that seems to be repeating itself in Sumi's life."--BOOK JACKET.

"Set in present-day Karnataka, A Matter of Time explores the intricate relationships within an extended family, encompassing three generations. Images from Hindu religion, myth, and local history intertwine delicately with images of contemporary India as the women of this family face and accept the changes that have suddenly become part of their lives."--BOOK JACKET.

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