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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. No casamento de um jovem morador de um prédio de classe média em Bombaim, homens e mulheres dessa comunidade se reúnem e recordam sua juventude, refletindo sobre as mudanças que os anos trouxeram. As vidas desses parses que cresceram juntos no edifício Wadia são reveladas em toda a sua humanidade - a decadência de Adi Patel devida ao alcoolismo, a língua afiada da fofoqueira Dosamai, a traição e a dor-de-cotovelo de Soli Contractor. Testemunha de tudo isso, Rusi Bilimoria, um empresário desiludido, luta para encontrar o sentido da própria vida e manter unida uma comunidade prestes a se fragmentar. no reviews | add a review
At the wedding of a young man from a middle-class apartment building in Bombay, the men and women of this unique community gather together and look back on their youthful, idealistic selves and consider the changes the years have wrought. The lives of the Parsi men and women who grew up together in Wadi Baug are revealed in all their complicated humanity: Adi Patel's disintegration into alcoholism Dosamai's gossiping tongue and Soli Contractor's betrayal and heartbreak. And observing it all is Rusi Bilimoria, a disillusioned businessman who struggles to make sense of his life and hold together a fraying community. -- Back cover. No library descriptions found. |
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The apartment dwellers who have long lived at Wadi Baug come together to celebrate the wedding of one young man. As they arrive at the reception, each, in turn, reflects on his/her life and how they came to live in this community of Parsi men and women. One man descends into alcoholism. A woman is an incorrigible gossip. One man thinks on his betrayal and heartbreak. A widow who has retreated into herself is finally seen with compassion. One local man has risen above and become very wealthy, but still lives in the same apartment because it feels like home. And a couple struggle to find the love and attraction that drew them together in the first place.
Umrigar’s writing is full of the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of this vibrant community. Several scenes are shockingly brutal – abject poverty, violence, pestilence. And then there are scenes of loving tenderness – a new baby, a man’s love for his wife, the devotion between a mother and daughter. ( )