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Description
Product details
Published | 16 Jun 2016 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 320 |
ISBN | 9781408843178 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Man on Fire is astonishingly moving in its heartbreak and humour … Man on Fire does what a novel at its best can do; underneath the humour and pathos and Bibhuti's hopes and dreams, we find an account of India itself. Out of this unlikely material, Stephen Kelman has written a book of profound beauty and deep empathy
Justin Cartwright, Observer
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An original tale about faith, friendship and determination … An enthralling novel by a writer of considerable talent
Financial Times
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A revelatory and very touching book
Observer, Books of the Year 2015
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A glorious opening monologue that manages to be hilarious and sympathetic ... Bibhuti is certainly a wonderful creation who resists prat-falling into reductive buffoonery thanks to Kelman's nicely measured portrait … Man on Fire is a strange, arresting novel that is borne aloft by two vivid protagonists, and threaded together by a delicate chain of imagery … A salutary meditation on time: how we fill it, how we waste is and the tricky challenge of telling the difference
Independent
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Kelman gives an intoxicating picture of Mumbai in all its chaos
Sunday Times Ireland
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Man on Fire, in essence, is like a buddy movie with a spiritual bent; that this spirituality comes from the most unlikely source is its strength
Guardian