One of the three main protagonists, Jens Erik, a conservative Danish police officer close to retirement, is talking to one of his informers, Hanif, a Bangladeshi sausage-van operator
A Pakistan-born Princeton graduate's journey from yuppiedom to fundamentalism
What's fascinating is how his oeuvre has developed......but without ever losing sight of its main concerns
Jhumpa's writing is perfect. Just that in this kind offiction, currently all the rage, life is too spelt out.
The author's broad sympathies plumb the usual depths
A well-knit and illuminating account of Vassanji's various visits to India over a number of years
Raison d’etre for travel, crucible of history, simple article of faith—accounts of Haj as this merit retelling
It ranks among the best travelogue-type studies of Muslim societies in recent years
Fashionably racy, it is nevertheless not superficial.
It is a novel I would recommend to all university students, at least of my generation; it ought to become cult at DU.
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