Sniffing Papa

by Inderjit Badhwar

"An evocative cocktail of shikhar, sex and metaphysics. The main strength of this first novel by Inderjit Badhwar is its originality, of both theme and style of writing. The character of the 'Papa' figure is convincing because it is drawn with wit, compassion and detachment. A welcome addition to the growing body of Indian contributions to English liteature." -Khushwant Singh

About the Author:
Inderjit Badhwar was born in rural India in Ujhani, a northern dustbowl market town. After completing his education at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, he moved to the United States in 1968 and graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism. He won the school's Intenational Henry Taylor award. After writing for several American publications he joined syndicated columnist Jack Anderson's staff as a senior investigative reporter and feature writer. Durng the six years that he worked for Anderson, Badhwar also functioned as the chief correspondent for the television program Jack Anderson Confidential. Badhwar returned to India in 1986 and became the executive editor of India Today. He spent ten years with the magazine and then joined Media Transasia's group of magazines as editor-in-chief.

Genres: India

483 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Marlie Verheggen · Rating 1 out of 5]

138/431 Geen zin meer. Het rammelt maar voort en geen idee waarheen.

[La Lectora · Rating 1 out of 5]

La historia y la ambientación están bien pero el libro me ha decepcionado: Es lento y aburrido.

[Anu Meena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Descriptions passionnantes et univers inspirant les rêves

[Lilasvb · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Smit Zaveri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deep and descriptive,a tough-yet-beautiful read.

[Aiyana · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is an amazing book, it is now my favorite book and the storytelling style is gripping. i love this author.