false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171988475m/129678.jpg 129678 14 A critically acclaimed novel by the author of <i>Love and Longing in Bombay </i>offers a surreal, panoramic tour through modern Indian and American history, guided by an Indian college student and a typewriting monkey. Reprint. <i>NYT. </i> 159892 book 1995 Red Earth and Pouring Rain: A Novel total:382|5:108|4:147|3:84|2:27|1:16| 382 1450 655 69 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Nov 16 05:40:10 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 06:49:04 -0800 2007
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pg. 114 sums this book up pretty well;

"Hanuman stretched, twitched his ears, and grinned at me. 'O wise one,' he sai...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 08:49:09 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 15:06:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 14:28:42 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 14:42:36 -0700 2008 When i first picked up the book i was disappointed because i didn't feel as if i was in the mood for a long read (at this point in my summer).
However, once i began reading Chandra's work i became enthralled.
The first thing that is unusual is the inter-wea...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu May 22 07:33:03 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 07:46:37 -0700 2008 This is a threaded and layered story. The narrator's tier involves a young Indian man coming home to his parents' house from college in America. After a series of events, multiple characters begin telling stories. You'll have to read to find out why, but I'll just say that one of t...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 17:40:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 07:11:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Feb 08 14:36:21 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 14:48:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 13:00:03 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 13:01:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Apr 03 13:17:57 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 13:18:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 19:15:13 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 15:42:53 -0700 2008 There are a few sections that I just ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 22:14:24 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 22:16:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Feb 19 16:41:34 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 16:45:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 22 11:13:12 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 11:19:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 10:14:41 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 15:38:02 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Dec 23 06:16:13 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 06:17:36 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=129678