Ganesh: - ROMAN, SENIOR DES 11/12ANS (Castor Poche

by Malcolm Bosse, Gérard Franquin, Rose-Marie Vassallo

Uprooted from his home in India by a tragedy, Ganesh begins a new life in the Midwest where his experiences with Hinduism, Yoga, and mantras are considered alien.

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult

340 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1981

About the author

Malcolm Joseph Bosse (May 6, 1926 – May 3, 2002) was an American author of both young adult and adult novels. His novels are often set in Asia, and have been praised for their cultural and historical information relating to the character's adventures. Bosse mostly wrote historical fiction novels after the publication of The Warlord, a historical fiction work set in 1920's China, which became a best-seller.
He also won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1983.

Bosse was born in Detroit, Michigan and died in New York City. He was a graduate of Yale University and served in the U.S. Navy. Bosse was also an English teacher in City College of New York in Manhattan.

Reviews

[Bonnye Reed]

Endeavour Media

[Rosie]

I've read this in English but it was a very nice look at the culture clash of a young white boy growing up in India and then moving to the US.

[Ericka Clou]

[Kathleen Gray]

More appropriate as YA for YA readers interested in eastern philosophy than as an adult novel. That said, this is a reissue of a book that's been around for a long time so it's obviously hit a chord with some readers. It's a quick read if you're an adult. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

[Marlie Verheggen]

It was nice reading it again after so much years. With what I know now, no longer a young adult, it is a simple story but I can live with my memory of it.

[Angel]

This book was a compulsory lecture before going to the USA as an exchange student, how a wonderfull story