The Better Man: A Novel by Anita Nair - Paperback - First Softcover Edition - 2001 - from Nan's Book Shop and Biblio.com

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Book summary

A fairy tale-like little novel about Bhasi, a housepainter and healer in a small Indian village, and Mukundan, whose house is haunted by the angry spirit of his mother.

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"A genial, meandering tale filled with false alarms and diversions, THE BETTER MAN is slowed by loops in the story, by abandoned threads of plot. Charming as it is, the novel gathers momentum only at the end...."

The Better Man: A Novel

by Nair, Anita

First Softcover Edition

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Book description: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Picador USA, 2001. First Softcover Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Library Journal said of this book: "This imaginative debut will delight with its remarkable grace, unforced humor, and elegantly descriptive prose." Middle-aged bachelor Mukundan returns to his native Indian village and is haunted by the past. Determined to conquer old ghosts, Mukundan decides to restore his childhood home and hires One-Screw-Loose Bhasi, an outcast painter, to oversee the renovations. A practitioner of a unique style of healing, Bhasi sets about mending the house and his troubled friend. But the durability of Mukundan's transformation into a better man is soon threatened in this playful, moving account of the redemptive power of friendship. 362 pages including a glossary. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bookseller: Nan's Book Shop (US)
Bookseller Inventory #: 001641
Format/binding: Soft Cover
Book condition: New
Jacket condition: No Jacket
Quantity available: 1
Edition: First Softcover Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0312253761
ISBN 13: 9780312253769
Publisher: Picador USA
Place: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date published: 2001
Pages: 361
Size: 5.5 x 8 x 0.75 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
Keywords: FICTION

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