num_pages: 339
description: Mistry does something that only the really natural writers can do: without apparent effort, manipulation or contrivance, he creates characters you like instantly and will gladly follow for as long as the novel leads. The book is about an Indian family during the years of Indira Ganhdi's rule; it's also a study of the times, its politics and corruption, and was especially interesting for me, who knows so little about life in the rest of the world. It had to be a good book: after I read Such a Long Journey, I wanted to go right out and buy a plane ticket and see India for myself. 
language: English
title: Such a Long Journey
titlecomplete: Such a Long Journey
characters: Tehmul, Roshan, Sohrab, Major Bilimoria, Dilnavaz, Dinshawji, Gustad Noble
genres: Canada, India, Novels, Literature, Asia, Indian Literature, Canadian Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 10862
places: India, New Delhi, Mumbai
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book Overall
publisher: Faber & Faber Ltd