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Real Time

By Amit Chaudhuri
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Real Time by Amit Chaudhuri explores the beauty of everyday moments through intertwining stories set in Mumbai. The narrative captures the essence of city life and the subtle transformations of ordinary characters encountering each other in familiar and unexpected ways. Chaudhuri's vivid writing invites readers to reflect on the passage of time and the interconnectedness of human experience.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate intricate storytelling that explores the subtle nuances of everyday life. The author weaves together moments of reflection, cultural observation, and personal insight, offering a narrative that feels both intimate and universally resonant. This novel may appeal to those who enjoy literary fiction with rich character development and evocative prose.

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Real Time

A stunning collection of short stories from the author of Sojourn and Friend of My Youth.

A stunning collection of short stories from the author of Sojourn and Friend of My Youth.

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Set across Bombay and Calcutta, Amit Chaudhuri's stories range from a divorcee about to enter into an arranged marriage to a teenaged poet who develops a relationship with a lonely widower, from a singing teacher struggling to make a living out of the boredom of his students to a gauche teenager desperate to hurdle past his adolescence.

Rich with subtlety, elegance, and deep feeling, Real Time is classic Chaudhuri.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571361571

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 207g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Amit Chaudhuri is the author of seven novels, including Sojourn and Friend of My Youth, as well as three books of essays, two books of poems, and a collection of short stories. He has been awarded the James Tait Black Prize, the Commonwealth Literature Prize, the Betty Trask award, the Encore Prize, the LA Times Book Prize and the Sahitya Akademi Award. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Fellow of the English Association, and was a judge of the Man Booker International Prize.

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