num_pages: 359
description: Sripathi Rao's life is as arid as the summers of Toturpuram, the dusty South Indian town where he lives. All he had wanted was an ordinary life with a solid job and a happy family. But when Maya, Sripathi's vibrant, talented daughter marries Alan, a fellow student at her American University, Sripathi cuts all ties.
language: English
title: The Hero's Walk
titlecomplete: The Hero's Walk
genres: Canada, Read For School, India, Contemporary, Literature, Asia, Indian Literature, Canadian Literature, Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 3955
places: India
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book in Caribbean and Canada, awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: CBC Canada Reads, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Random House of Canada, Limited