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The Revised Kama Sutra
Vijay Prabhu is so innocent that, at 15, he thinks that breasts are extended lungs that enable women to breathe longer in case of a fight. In this widely acclaimed comic novel, which Kurt Vonnegut described as "very funny", Vijay Prabhu comes of age in a sexually repressed society ... thanks to Bertrand Russell and Western sex manuals which he must borrow and read on the sly. Still his quest for adulthood, success, and the American Dream has charmed thousands of readers. It was an Indian bestseller and was published in ten countries and seven languages.
The novel begins at a leisurely pace, describing Vijay's Catholic childhood; the most thrilling and funny pages come in the middle and latter sections of the book, and are well worth the wait.
"A comic timing never seen among Indian novelists till date."--Indian Express
"Absolutely spectacular . . .a hilarious novel, full of wit and glib language, with a whole lot of compassion thrown in. Dickensonian episodes, lightened by the Twain-sounding Tom Sawyerish experiences, with innate humour on every page that makes you smile, giggle or laugh outright. Excellent, irreverent, moving, funny."-Afternoon Despatch & Courier
"A delightful and zany debut. Touching. Crasta has managed a voice, unlike most Indian authors. This book is the Empire striking back at the new colonists, the land of Coca Cola and Kentucky Chicken. With his zany sense of humor and a chutzpah fed of locker room bravado and a no-holds-barred attitude towards all holy cows, including the Church, has tossed up a desi kind of Portnoy's Complaint."-India Today
"A Dickensian tale of a young boy's travails, a comic-sexual odyssey, and a modern Joycean anti-novel. Peppery wit, no-holds-barred, desanitised, Rabelaisian. His concerns lie with the basic instincts of the middle class. Much that is real and genuine. Surprises you with its remarkable perceptivity"-Times of India
The novel begins at a leisurely pace, describing Vijay's Catholic childhood; the most thrilling and funny pages come in the middle and latter sections of the book, and are well worth the wait.
"A comic timing never seen among Indian novelists till date."--Indian Express
"Absolutely spectacular . . .a hilarious novel, full of wit and glib language, with a whole lot of compassion thrown in. Dickensonian episodes, lightened by the Twain-sounding Tom Sawyerish experiences, with innate humour on every page that makes you smile, giggle or laugh outright. Excellent, irreverent, moving, funny."-Afternoon Despatch & Courier
"A delightful and zany debut. Touching. Crasta has managed a voice, unlike most Indian authors. This book is the Empire striking back at the new colonists, the land of Coca Cola and Kentucky Chicken. With his zany sense of humor and a chutzpah fed of locker room bravado and a no-holds-barred attitude towards all holy cows, including the Church, has tossed up a desi kind of Portnoy's Complaint."-India Today
"A Dickensian tale of a young boy's travails, a comic-sexual odyssey, and a modern Joycean anti-novel. Peppery wit, no-holds-barred, desanitised, Rabelaisian. His concerns lie with the basic instincts of the middle class. Much that is real and genuine. Surprises you with its remarkable perceptivity"-Times of India
448 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1998
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April 25, 2012
I enjoyed the glimpses into the young man's mentality regarding sex, growing up, India, America, women, free love, Marxism, etc. Laughter was frequent but it also made me think harder about us humans. Always good.
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