РІР‚СљBeautifully writtenРІР‚В¦ English, August is a marvelously intelligent and entertaining novel, and especially for anyone curious about modern India.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂњPunch РІР‚СљBy the highest serio-comic standards, this novel marks the debut of an extraordinarily promising talent.РІР‚Сњ - The Observer РІР‚Сљ elegant and gently mischievous satireРІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂњ The London Observer The irreverent language, the wry humour and the immediately identifiable situations struck a chord with a generation of Indians which was looking for its own voice and found it in Agastya Sen.' РІР‚вЂњ The Sunday Express 'There's a popular conception that Indian fiction in English hit the road to big time with Upamanyu Chatterjee's English, August in 1988. РІР‚СљРІР‚В¦a remarkably mature first novelРІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂњ The Times Literary Supplement

РІР‚СљРІР‚В¦Chatterjee, himself an IAS officer, creates a comic, entertaining portrayal of an administrator's life in the sticks.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂњ Publishers Weekly Utterly uncompromised, wildly funny, and a revelation of everyday life in modern India.РІР‚Сњ - Suketu Mehta РІР‚СљThe РІР‚ВIndianestРІР‚в„ў novel in English that I know of. Let's have Chatterjee's other novels, please.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂњ Kirkus Reviews Donleavy's classic portrayal of rampant, unrepentant maleness, The Ginger ManРІР‚В¦Excellent stuff. Widely considered India's Catcher in the Rye, it also echoes both R.K. РІР‚СљA slacker seeks career success and sexual fulfillment in Chatterjee's 1988 first novel, since proclaimed a contemporary Indian classicРІР‚В¦This beautifully written book strikes a nifty balance among satiric comedy, pointed social commentary and penetrating characterization. ItРІР‚в„ўs this acutely intelligent conflation of self-discovery with the puncturing of solemnity that makes this book not only a significant work, but a much-loved one.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂњAmit Chaudhuri Indeed, itРІР‚в„ўs at war with РІР‚Вimportance,РІР‚в„ў and is one of the few Indian English novels in the last two decades genuinely, and wonderfully, impelled by irreverence and aimlessness. РІР‚Сљ English, August is one of the most important novels in Indian writing in English, but not for the usual reasons. A contribution not just to Indian literature but to world literature highly recommended.РІР‚СњРІР‚вЂњ Library Journal * Stared Review РІР‚СљChatterjee offersРІР‚В¦a funny, intimate portrait of one person puzzling over his place in the worldРІР‚В¦РІР‚СњРІР‚вЂњJulia Hanna, The Boston PhoenixР”Р„ РІР‚Сљwitty and lyrical first novelРІР‚В¦it is hard to believe that it has taken this book so long to reach American readers, but once they finish it, they will agree it was well worth the wait. РІР‚СљThis is a very funny novel, but a humane one as well.РІР‚СњРІР‚вЂњKatherine Powers, The Boston Globe

Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye Unlike many of the other Indian writers we read these days, Chatterjee has remained in India.He's a writer worth discovering, and English, August is the place to start.РІР‚СњРІР‚вЂњMichael Dirda, The Washington Post An РІР‚Сљaffectionate yet unsparing slacker view of modern IndiaР“вЂ°likened to John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces and J.D.

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