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Chamber of Perfumes
In this account of a young Indian man's split sense of self, the story's protagonist recognizes the source of his deep internal conflict?his dual loyalties to the Indian and American cultures. Keeping his dying father company in the chamber of perfumes, Tan reflects upon the many divides?between Hinduism and Christianity, atheism and faith, traditional family mores and sexual liberty, and a society enveloped by castes and sympathies for the extreme left?that separate his two personal universes.
- GenresIndia
483 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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September 11, 2019
138/431 Geen zin meer. Het rammelt maar voort en geen idee waarheen.
July 6, 2020
La historia y la ambientación están bien pero el libro me ha decepcionado: Es lento y aburrido.
January 13, 2026
Descriptions passionnantes et univers inspirant les rêves
January 29, 2011
j'ai acheté ce livre chez les bouquiniste pour ne pas avoir rien à lire pendant le voyage si long pour rentrer et je crois que je l'ai déjà lu
January 21, 2014
Deep and descriptive,a tough-yet-beautiful read.
November 10, 2016
it is an amazing book, it is now my favorite book and the storytelling style is gripping. i love this author.
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