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Em and the Big Hoom

This book delves into the complexities of family dynamics and the search for personal identity, focusing on the life of a young woman named Em and her relationship with her father, known as the Big Hoom. more

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Jerry Pinto
Jerry Pinto

Jerry Pinto is an Indian writer born in 1966. His works are known for their vivid portrayal of the everyday life in Mumbai's underbelly, particularly his skill in depicting the psychology and emotions of the socially marginalized. Pinto's writing style is delicate and empathetic, and his works have received widespread acclaim both in India and internationally. more

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“For much longer, he could have stayed with Kamaswami, made money, wasted money, filled his stomach, and let his soul die of thirst; for much longer he could have lived in this soft, well upholstered hell, if this had not happened: the moment of complete hopelessness and despair, that most extreme moment, when he hang over the rushing waters and was ready to destroy himself. That he had felt this despair, this deep disgust, and that he had not succumbed to it, that the bird, the joyful source and voice in him was still alive after all, this was why he felt joy, this was why he laughed, this was why his face was smiling brightly under his hair which had turned gray.”

“I sometimes doubt whether even the friends whose kind thoughts turned downwards me that evening from the distant South and West could realize how cheerful is the recollection of the Christmas spent in the solitude and cold of the desert.”