num_pages: 424
description: It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man who gradually sees his modest life unravelling. His young daughter falls ill; his promising son defies his father’s ambitions for him. He is the one reasonable voice amidst the ongoing dramas of his neighbours. One day, he receives a letter from an old friend, asking him to help in what at first seems like an heroic mission. But he soon finds himself unwittingly drawn into a dangerous network of deception. Compassionate, and rich in details of character and place, this unforgettable novel charts the journey of a moral heart in a turbulent world of change.
language: English
title: Such a Long Journey
titlecomplete: Such a Long Journey
characters: Tehmul, Major Bilimoria, Gustad Noble, Roshan, Dilnavaz, Dinshawji, Sohrab
genres: Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, India, Indian Literature, Asia, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Canadian Literature, Canada
ratings_count: 10860
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: New Canadian Library