![]() ![]() ![]() But as enchanting and high-spirited as she can be, when Em's bipolar disorder seizes her she becomes monstrous, sometimes with calamitous consequences for herself and others. She is the sun around which everyone else orbits. One of the very best books to come out of India in a long, long time. ![]() Most of the time, Em smokes endless beedis and sings her way through life. Em and the Big Hoom is a beautiful book, a childs-eye view of madness and sorrow, full of love, pain, and, unaccountably, much wild comedy. ![]() Meet Imelda and Augustine, or-as our young narrator calls his unusual parents-Em and the Big Hoom. Suffused with compassion, humor, and hard-won wisdom, Em and the Big Hoom is a modern masterpiece, and its American publication is certain to be one of the major literary events of the season. It was the first thing I ever started to write, when. Meet Imelda and Augustine, oras our young narrator calls his unusual parents Em and the Big Hoom. What was your inspiration for Em and the Big Hoom I think Em and the Big Hoom was the novel I always wanted to write. Suffused with compassion, humor, and hard-won wisdom, Em and the Big Hoom is a modern masterpiece, and its American publication is certain to be one of the major literary events of the season. I cannot remember when I last read something as touching as this."-Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace First published by a small press in India, Jerry Pinto's devastatingly original debut novel has already taken the literary world by storm. Em and the Big Hoom, winner of the 2013 Crossword Book Award and the Hindu Literary Award, is his first novel. ![]()
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