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Harbart

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Harbart

This beloved cult novelâ€•about a young man who makes a business of relaying messages from the deadâ€•is now in a sparkling English translation
Poor, poor, hard-luck Herbert Sarkar: born into a fancy Calcutta family but cursed from birth (his philandering movie director father is killed in a car crash and his mother dies soon after, when heâ€™s still just a baby), he is taken as an orphan into his uncleâ€™s house, only to fall further and further down the family totem pole. Despite good looks (â€œHollywood-ish, Leslie Howard-ish)â€ and native talents, he is scorned by all but his kind aunt. Poor Herbert: so lovable but so little loved. Cheated of his inheritance, living on the roof in cast-off clothing, he pines for love, but all is woe: his own nephews beat him up.
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â At twenty, however, he suddenly seems to possess the gift of speaking with the dead. Herbert is bathed in glory. From less than zero to starry heightsâ€•what an apotheosis. The wheel of fortune turns again, all too soon...
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Legendary, scathingly satiric, wildly energetic, deeply tender, Herbert is an Indian masterwork.
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780811224734
ReleaseDate 2019-06-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811224734

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