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Seven Sixes Are Forty Three
Kushank Purandare is a young writer living off the goodwill of a host of friends, relatives, and lovers while he waits to gain recognition for his work. He is witness to their struggle as modern Indians to hold on to a semblance of truth and sanity in the face of alienation, squalor, violence, and loss of hope. Nagarkar's explosive style and irreverent approach caused an equally explosive reaction when Seven Sixes was first published in 1974. Critics have struggled to reconcile its apparent nihilism with its underlying sense of optimism.
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Kiran Nagarkar
27 books147 followersKiran Nagarkar was born in Bombay in 1942. In addition to plays and screenplays, he has written four novels, establishing his reputation as an outstanding representative of contemporary Indian literature. His books are a target of ideological critique due to the hybrid nature of his version of postcolonialism, involving irreverence alongside seriousness.
Nagarkar studied at the Ferguson College in Bombay and then worked as an assistant professor at some colleges, as a journalist and screenplay writer, and, notably, in the advertising industry. He wrote his first book Saat Sakkam Trechalis (1974; Eng. Seven Sixes are Forty Three, 1980) in his mother tongue, Marathi. His bitter and burlesque description of the young Bombayite Kunshank – achieved by means of a fragmented form and rendered in innovative language – is considered to be a milestone in Marathi literature. In his first play Bedtime Story (1978), Nagarkar takes on the subject of modern responsibility by broaching the topic of political crises of the day (for instance the Cuban Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the State of Emergency called for by Indira Gandhi). Due to problems with state censorship as well as religiously motivated restrictions that prevailed over the cultural scene, the play was not staged until 1995. His second book Ravan and Eddie (1994) also met with a hostile response. The story of the childhood of two young boys, one Hindu, the other Christian, from families who live next door to each other yet live in completely different worlds, was criticized both as anti-Hindu and anti-Christian. The fact that Nagarakar chose to write this book and other subsequent writings in English, the language of his education, also encountered objections from his fellow countrymen.
In his subsequent novels, Nagarkar contrasts bigotry and extremism with a tolerance that feeds on doubt and is open to diversity. In Cuckold (1997), this mentality is embodied in a character who looms in Indian historiography. This is the unknown spouse of the famous princess Meera from the 16th century, whose love songs to the God Krishna have passed into popular Indian culture. In God’s Little Soldier (2006), the protagonist, who switches faiths without ever abandoning extremism, stands opposed to his questioning brother. Consistent with the underlying idea of this book as a parable without a message Nagarkar affirms in an interview that we can never stop questioning ourselves, we must bring our convictions out into the light and prove them. Nothing is more dangerous than being too much oneself, being completely sure of oneself, since such a belief will soon develop into an intolerance of others.
Nagarkar was distinguished with the H.N. Apte Award for the best first novel, the renowned Sahitya Award and the Dalmia Award for the furtherance of communicative harmony through literature. He received a Rockefeller grant and was awarded a scholarship by the city of Munich. He lives in Bombay.
Nagarkar studied at the Ferguson College in Bombay and then worked as an assistant professor at some colleges, as a journalist and screenplay writer, and, notably, in the advertising industry. He wrote his first book Saat Sakkam Trechalis (1974; Eng. Seven Sixes are Forty Three, 1980) in his mother tongue, Marathi. His bitter and burlesque description of the young Bombayite Kunshank – achieved by means of a fragmented form and rendered in innovative language – is considered to be a milestone in Marathi literature. In his first play Bedtime Story (1978), Nagarkar takes on the subject of modern responsibility by broaching the topic of political crises of the day (for instance the Cuban Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the State of Emergency called for by Indira Gandhi). Due to problems with state censorship as well as religiously motivated restrictions that prevailed over the cultural scene, the play was not staged until 1995. His second book Ravan and Eddie (1994) also met with a hostile response. The story of the childhood of two young boys, one Hindu, the other Christian, from families who live next door to each other yet live in completely different worlds, was criticized both as anti-Hindu and anti-Christian. The fact that Nagarakar chose to write this book and other subsequent writings in English, the language of his education, also encountered objections from his fellow countrymen.
In his subsequent novels, Nagarkar contrasts bigotry and extremism with a tolerance that feeds on doubt and is open to diversity. In Cuckold (1997), this mentality is embodied in a character who looms in Indian historiography. This is the unknown spouse of the famous princess Meera from the 16th century, whose love songs to the God Krishna have passed into popular Indian culture. In God’s Little Soldier (2006), the protagonist, who switches faiths without ever abandoning extremism, stands opposed to his questioning brother. Consistent with the underlying idea of this book as a parable without a message Nagarkar affirms in an interview that we can never stop questioning ourselves, we must bring our convictions out into the light and prove them. Nothing is more dangerous than being too much oneself, being completely sure of oneself, since such a belief will soon develop into an intolerance of others.
Nagarkar was distinguished with the H.N. Apte Award for the best first novel, the renowned Sahitya Award and the Dalmia Award for the furtherance of communicative harmony through literature. He received a Rockefeller grant and was awarded a scholarship by the city of Munich. He lives in Bombay.
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August 4, 2017
It is a unique book with a distinct language, one of the most under-rated first class literature. As much as I loved the voice of the text, I totally enjoyed the unconventional flow of the story that unfolds randomly from any point. The text, which, on one hand is witty, on the other hand has the potential to wrench your heart. Read it for the love of reading, relishing the small sips. It cannot be enjoyed in large gulps!
July 22, 2011
On further reflection, this book is just too good for the 4 stars I gave it in the morning. It is a series of fragments of the life of Kushank Purandare as he steps out into the big bad world. Totally irreverent, sometimes crude, sometimes touching, always with an undercurrent of humour.
June 15, 2008
Written in the early 70s, this is the one that put Nagarkar on the map.
The risk here is that the narrative is not temporally linear; past, present, and future are mixed together -- as for example in Heller's catch-22. Nor are the characters introduced -- the slip in and out of the novel quietly.
I do not know enough about Marathi novels or South Asian novels to understand why this caused such a stir in its time. But I can sense that many of the characteristics of Nagarkar's writing are here: supreme attention to detail; characters that haunt you for being more than real; a patronage of fierce truth telling; and narrative drive that keeps you turning the pages (besides my being lost often). Perhaps it is Nagarkar's open exploration of desire -- coded neither as traditionally Indian nor as obviously modern -- that stands out as a counterpoint to much written in South Asia. If so, then he anticipates much of Rushdie's best work.
I would read it again in a minute but I might want to read some secondary sources on Nagarkar first.
Read it and lets talk about it.
The risk here is that the narrative is not temporally linear; past, present, and future are mixed together -- as for example in Heller's catch-22. Nor are the characters introduced -- the slip in and out of the novel quietly.
I do not know enough about Marathi novels or South Asian novels to understand why this caused such a stir in its time. But I can sense that many of the characteristics of Nagarkar's writing are here: supreme attention to detail; characters that haunt you for being more than real; a patronage of fierce truth telling; and narrative drive that keeps you turning the pages (besides my being lost often). Perhaps it is Nagarkar's open exploration of desire -- coded neither as traditionally Indian nor as obviously modern -- that stands out as a counterpoint to much written in South Asia. If so, then he anticipates much of Rushdie's best work.
I would read it again in a minute but I might want to read some secondary sources on Nagarkar first.
Read it and lets talk about it.
December 5, 2016
what a pleasure to read, it has been. it bothers me the way this book is so underrated. and some complaining about not making the head or tail of it! ah it's not supposed to be read this way (i guess ). don't worry about understanding the story, let the prose take over you. the prose is so delightful....
March 5, 2019
To portray the deepest human emotions is the toughest job for a writer. Kiran Nagarkar proved to be the master of the art through the book 7643.
The plot unravels with a suicide. The first chapter sets a deep impact of a mystery thriller but later transforms for a literary fiction. The story of Kushank Purandare will stay with the readers forever. The pain of reality is sure to mark the name of the author in golden letters in the history of literature.
The book and the characters are above time and demographics. The relationships and how they develop is relatable in any era. The volatile narration hooks the readers to the book. It is brutally honest and painfully soothing. The characterization is the highlight of the book. Each character is crafted such that the authenticity is preserved throughout.
The plot is unconventional and classic. It takes us through differences incidents and experiences in the life of Kushank. How he deals with different situations differently makes the book a quintessential literary fiction and the detail analysis of the book makes it more or less a philosophical fiction.
The book is definitely not an easy read. One should take time to actually sit down and read the book.
January 18, 2016
What a fantastic read. This is the story of a man and his life, in anything but a chronological order. The beginning of the book, while gripping, is a little random because there is little to no introduction of the people in the story. But when you stick with it, you can form images of the characters in your head.
April 4, 2020
“For heaven’s sake, how can you write such blatant lies? Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? Seven sixes are forty three? What are you staring at the floor for? Now rub that nonsense and write the truth.”
Above is an excerpt from the book, and very simply tells the reader the essence it holds. That every society, as we see it, is not ideal. That not all the pieces fit together, and that its mathematics is often questionable.
Published by Harper Perennial, Seven Sixes Are Forty Three is Kiran Nagarkar’s first novel, and was originally written in Marathi as Saat Sakkam Trechalis. It’s about a college graduate, Kushank Purandare, who recalls moments from his life, with experiences that are unbelievable, depressing, brutal and comic, at the same time.
Essentially, the book has no plot line. The narration is a first person simple but disintegrated point of view of the Indian society, and falls under no particular genre. As you read, the book leaves you wondering if things around are actually the way you see them. Because most often, we either try to hide the odds or disregard them altogether. But while reading the book, you are caught in a state of unawares as the author presents the odds in front of you stark naked, with no inhibitions at all.
The stories of Kushank jump between different flashbacks - sometimes it’s the loss of a loved one, sometimes it’s his sexually-starved existence during college days, and sometimes the reminisces of his poverty-stricken urban middle-class family - humour holding strongly onto each piece. So while one moment you’ll be smiling to yourself, the other moment, you’ll be lost deep in thought.
The Patent Nonsense Auto-Biographies at the end of the book make you chuckle at every other sentence - it’s a bonus read.
It took me a little time to settle with this one. And the pieces I read are still scattered in my head. If you’re looking to read something different from the conventional fictions, you can definitely give it a try. This one was only a little more than average for me. I might or might not revisit it later.
Above is an excerpt from the book, and very simply tells the reader the essence it holds. That every society, as we see it, is not ideal. That not all the pieces fit together, and that its mathematics is often questionable.
Published by Harper Perennial, Seven Sixes Are Forty Three is Kiran Nagarkar’s first novel, and was originally written in Marathi as Saat Sakkam Trechalis. It’s about a college graduate, Kushank Purandare, who recalls moments from his life, with experiences that are unbelievable, depressing, brutal and comic, at the same time.
Essentially, the book has no plot line. The narration is a first person simple but disintegrated point of view of the Indian society, and falls under no particular genre. As you read, the book leaves you wondering if things around are actually the way you see them. Because most often, we either try to hide the odds or disregard them altogether. But while reading the book, you are caught in a state of unawares as the author presents the odds in front of you stark naked, with no inhibitions at all.
The stories of Kushank jump between different flashbacks - sometimes it’s the loss of a loved one, sometimes it’s his sexually-starved existence during college days, and sometimes the reminisces of his poverty-stricken urban middle-class family - humour holding strongly onto each piece. So while one moment you’ll be smiling to yourself, the other moment, you’ll be lost deep in thought.
The Patent Nonsense Auto-Biographies at the end of the book make you chuckle at every other sentence - it’s a bonus read.
It took me a little time to settle with this one. And the pieces I read are still scattered in my head. If you’re looking to read something different from the conventional fictions, you can definitely give it a try. This one was only a little more than average for me. I might or might not revisit it later.
December 13, 2018
Originally written in 1974 in Marathi, Saat Sakkam Trechalis was Kiran Nagarkar's debut novel and is considered a landmark in Post-Independence Indian literature.
Translated in English, Seven Sixes are Forty-Three is about Kushank Purandare - a writer living off the generosity of friends and lovers - who drifts about wallowing in his past and doing odd jobs. He reminisces about the people who intersect through his path and this is what forms the narrative.
Having read and loved the insanely funny Ravan & Eddie trilogy and the award-winning Cuckold, I found Seven Sixes are Forty-Three very scattered in its telling. The timeline is non-linear - past, present and future in total chaos. Characters tend to drift in and out and it takes a while to be able to identify them. There is also an undercurrent of dark humour which I think was seldom lost on me.
However, what was surprising was that despite all of that, I was unable to let go of the book. I found myself reading it like a piece of wood drifting on the water - not sure where I was headed and why, and yet, no where else I could possibly be.
It is one of those books that you can't seem to make sense of, and then at the end, it doesn't even matter.
Translated in English, Seven Sixes are Forty-Three is about Kushank Purandare - a writer living off the generosity of friends and lovers - who drifts about wallowing in his past and doing odd jobs. He reminisces about the people who intersect through his path and this is what forms the narrative.
Having read and loved the insanely funny Ravan & Eddie trilogy and the award-winning Cuckold, I found Seven Sixes are Forty-Three very scattered in its telling. The timeline is non-linear - past, present and future in total chaos. Characters tend to drift in and out and it takes a while to be able to identify them. There is also an undercurrent of dark humour which I think was seldom lost on me.
However, what was surprising was that despite all of that, I was unable to let go of the book. I found myself reading it like a piece of wood drifting on the water - not sure where I was headed and why, and yet, no where else I could possibly be.
It is one of those books that you can't seem to make sense of, and then at the end, it doesn't even matter.
August 18, 2024
There , here , everywhere. Even the "incoherent things get linked up in the most natural fashion and become what was called the stream of consciousness."
Deep themes, little despair and self deprive
Gives reality check
And pounders on main questions such as
1. What difference does it make
2.how good am I as a liar?
3.Do they sometimes reach such a point of despair that they wish to do away with life?
_**The Great Deceiver is One’s Own Mind
-Ritu Menon**
Author' note : 'I can only hope that the current generation, brought up on a diet of the Bourne series and other breathlessly intercut action-films, will take Seven Sixes in their stride and enjoy the fragmented ride with its mercurial changes of mood and ups and downs.'
#All you’ve got is you.#
Deep themes, little despair and self deprive
Gives reality check
And pounders on main questions such as
1. What difference does it make
2.how good am I as a liar?
3.Do they sometimes reach such a point of despair that they wish to do away with life?
_**The Great Deceiver is One’s Own Mind
-Ritu Menon**
Author' note : 'I can only hope that the current generation, brought up on a diet of the Bourne series and other breathlessly intercut action-films, will take Seven Sixes in their stride and enjoy the fragmented ride with its mercurial changes of mood and ups and downs.'
#All you’ve got is you.#
January 18, 2024
Yeah, this was not the book for me. I picked it up since my book club had voted for it but struggled to get through it.
Even just to summarise the plot is nearly impossible. The first 15% read like the author was trying to look for a story but kept leaving plot ideas behind. When he finally found something he liked (at 15%!) - the life story of Kushank in his twenties - he ran with it but even then. Often I couldn't be fully sure who the narrator was talking about or even what really was happening.
The whole thing is written as stream of consciousness but even more confusing and bleak. I certainly will not be picking it up again...
Even just to summarise the plot is nearly impossible. The first 15% read like the author was trying to look for a story but kept leaving plot ideas behind. When he finally found something he liked (at 15%!) - the life story of Kushank in his twenties - he ran with it but even then. Often I couldn't be fully sure who the narrator was talking about or even what really was happening.
The whole thing is written as stream of consciousness but even more confusing and bleak. I certainly will not be picking it up again...
January 21, 2021
I came along this book after reading about it in his multiple obituaries. Only Marathi novel by Nagarkar and how brilliant is it!
Breaking all rules of conventional literature, this book starts off as something abstract and then sucks you in like a tornado. Without any ounce of sensorship and written like a madman in delirium.
I don't know about the English translation but I'll recommend every open minded Marathi reader to give this book a try. It'll test you a little but damn it, it'll be worth it!
Breaking all rules of conventional literature, this book starts off as something abstract and then sucks you in like a tornado. Without any ounce of sensorship and written like a madman in delirium.
I don't know about the English translation but I'll recommend every open minded Marathi reader to give this book a try. It'll test you a little but damn it, it'll be worth it!
August 23, 2017
Perhaps the only book I've ever read without paying attention to the name of any of the characters or understanding how any of them are connected. In many ways, to read this book is to just drift along, much like the protagonist. Not as intensely funny as Ravan and Eddie, in parts it reads like a series of sketches torn from an angsty young writer's notebook, but it's still enjoyable in a hazy I-don't -know-what's-going-on-but-I'm-too-comfortable-sitting-here-to-go-find-out kind of way.
March 21, 2020
I have been a Kiran Nagarkar fan since I read Cuckold (the best historical fiction I've ever read) and this book came highly recommended so I wanted to give it a try. The book is something else from what you would normally expect. It's dark, it's funny, it's weird and it's comforting at some points and disgusting at others. So probably it's like life? I think this is the kind of book which everyone will interpret differently at different times.
June 30, 2022
ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ , ನಾಯಕನ ಮನಸಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಈ ಕಥೆ ನಾನ್ ಲೀನಿಯರ್ ಹಾದಿಯ ಅನುಸರಿಸಿದ್ದು ಭೂತ,ವರ್ತಮಾನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತುಯ್ಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಮುಂಬಯಿ ಜೀವನದ ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತರ ದಶಕದ ಝಲಕ್, ಅದರ ನಡುವೆ ಅವನ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ಇದೊಂತರ ನವ್ಯ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಹಾಗಿದೆ. ಕಥೆ ಅರ್ಧಂಬರ್ಧ ಅನಿಸಿತು ಆದರೆ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಮುಂದೇನು ಅಂತ ಕಾದು ಓದುವ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ.
January 13, 2023
I only managed to finish the first episode in this book before I realised I was filled with dread at the thought of a whole book like this. I'm guessing it reads differently in the original Marathi but in English, it was just too pat, too "Look how horrible the world is". I gave up.
December 8, 2017
Beautiful beautiful prose.
February 4, 2018
I just didn't get it. Maybe something was lost in translation? The non-linear narrative was chaotic and confusing and the parts which I could follow just weren't anything special.
December 16, 2023
Didn't like it, dropped for now.
Or probably not in the right mindset to read it. Not interested in negative things like this right now
Or probably not in the right mindset to read it. Not interested in negative things like this right now
January 21, 2024
I honestly need to read this book again to make sense.
October 16, 2024
Definitely a kind of book that would've been a key discussion in college. Initially I found it a drag, but post the story on digging wells in a drought prone areas the book came to life! Do read!
September 16, 2025
Dark humor is great, enjoyed, but piecing the nonlinear narrative together is just confusing
July 6, 2018
I have no idea what I think about this. I received this in my December 2017 Boxwalla book box and was pretty excited about it as it’s the first work of Indian literature I’ve ever read. It’s an odd novel and it’s strangely playful, I think. I’m fairly sure that I didn’t quite understand everything on the page and that I’ll probably have to read it again. I’m glad I read it too - I do enjoy reading books that are unlike anything I’ve ever read before and I like being forced to content with things I don’t quite understand.
June 22, 2024
Seven sixes are forty three. No, this is not a typo.
It just means that sometimes in life things just don’t add up.
The book’s dark humor, volatile prose is considered a landmark in post-Independence Indian literature. It took a month of procrastination before I decide to draft up a brief review, as I was afraid not being able to do this book justice.
Seven Sixes Are Forty Three is a series of fragments of the life of Kushank Purandare, a writer living off the kindness of people in this big bad world. Disillusioned with the lack of certainty and empathy in a world that is largely incoherent and unsalvageable, Kushank drifts about wallowing in his past and doing bizzare jobs. The flow of the story is unconventional, literally unfolds randomly from any point, comforting at some points, and disgusting at others. The voice of the text is dark, the content is totally irreverent, sometimes crude, sometimes touching, but always with an undercurrent of humour.
In the story, there is the ex-flame Aroti, who is now another man’s wife and whom the protagonist refuses to pity; Mrs Reghla alias kaku who has gouged her eyes out; old Kathavte who lives in the above floor and beats his daughters; Raghu whom he accompanies to a famine-struck village where gangsters rule the roost. Through all of these characters, the author emphasize to us of the repetitive and omnipresent nature of suffering. And how such suffering, is not only the definition of being human, but also the prerequisite of happiness. It is through the suffering, death and shame bear on Kushank’s life that he sees the profound beauty around him.
When this book was first published in 1974, it earned Nagarkar the reputation of being the enfant terrible of writing in India. The readers not only struggled to piece the story together, but also had trouble reconciling its apparent nihilism with its underlying sense of optimism. The flow and emotions are mixed, narrative is not temporally linear; past, present, and future are all mixed together. However, I do believe this book is not to be enjoyed large gulps, but in small sips. Take the sweet time to read, and you will find the beauty in Nagarkar’s writing.
It just means that sometimes in life things just don’t add up.
The book’s dark humor, volatile prose is considered a landmark in post-Independence Indian literature. It took a month of procrastination before I decide to draft up a brief review, as I was afraid not being able to do this book justice.
Seven Sixes Are Forty Three is a series of fragments of the life of Kushank Purandare, a writer living off the kindness of people in this big bad world. Disillusioned with the lack of certainty and empathy in a world that is largely incoherent and unsalvageable, Kushank drifts about wallowing in his past and doing bizzare jobs. The flow of the story is unconventional, literally unfolds randomly from any point, comforting at some points, and disgusting at others. The voice of the text is dark, the content is totally irreverent, sometimes crude, sometimes touching, but always with an undercurrent of humour.
In the story, there is the ex-flame Aroti, who is now another man’s wife and whom the protagonist refuses to pity; Mrs Reghla alias kaku who has gouged her eyes out; old Kathavte who lives in the above floor and beats his daughters; Raghu whom he accompanies to a famine-struck village where gangsters rule the roost. Through all of these characters, the author emphasize to us of the repetitive and omnipresent nature of suffering. And how such suffering, is not only the definition of being human, but also the prerequisite of happiness. It is through the suffering, death and shame bear on Kushank’s life that he sees the profound beauty around him.
When this book was first published in 1974, it earned Nagarkar the reputation of being the enfant terrible of writing in India. The readers not only struggled to piece the story together, but also had trouble reconciling its apparent nihilism with its underlying sense of optimism. The flow and emotions are mixed, narrative is not temporally linear; past, present, and future are all mixed together. However, I do believe this book is not to be enjoyed large gulps, but in small sips. Take the sweet time to read, and you will find the beauty in Nagarkar’s writing.
December 30, 2016
Beautifully convoluted. Convolutedly beautiful.
December 20, 2016
This is this third book I've read by Kiran Nagarkar and found it haunting me days after finishing it. My first intuition after reading it was to want to read it again someday. Not immediately, but a few years from now. The nature of the writing is so personal, even addressing the narrator's lover as "you", placing the reader in the text. There is no fluff in this book either. All of the moments blend from meaningful to meaningful interaction, often defined by Kushank's sexual relationships with women. If there is one author who reminds us of the Lacanian principle that the sexual relationship is a fantasy, it is Nagarkar. He also reminds us of the repetitive and omnipresent nature of suffering. Such a suffering, for Nagarkar, is not only the definition of being human, but is couched in a struggle for self-awareness while "squeezing the utmost out of the present." The suffering, death and shame bear on Kushank's life while bringing to the surface a profound beauty and recognition of the scene around him. There is a tragic determinism that lacks hope but gains something more. I don't know if I would recommend this to many people (would probably point them to Ravan & Eddie or Cuckold first), but I would like to return to it someday.
February 5, 2016
I couldn't make head or tail of this book. Kushank Purandare narrates different incidents of his life in a non linear fashion making it hard for the reader to grasp the thread of each character and narration. His involvement with the woman with whom he shares a flat, the influence of his landlord on his life, a friend's momentary craving to molest a woman in college which ends in a violent way are some of the key fragments that get elaborated here. While the narration and style of presenting is unique and stands out, I struggled to enjoy this. A bit high brow for me.
September 8, 2015
Tough-to-comprehend! One of the most difficult books to read, and coming from Kiran Nagarkar, I was left wondering what the hype about it was all about. Yes, there are Nagarkar's gems interspersed all over, but the non-linear approach and the lack of adequate punctuation baffled me. Probably, I need to read it again. Or read it in the original Marathi.
December 26, 2016
I read this in a piecemeal fashion which did not help my comprehension of the fragmentary narrative. I suspect this is masterful, but didn't read it with enough concentration and in a short enough period of time to keep the characters sorted. I need to return tot this someday. It's short, but dense.
September 11, 2015
As said, Milestone in Marathi lit
January 1, 2019
An ok book
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