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If you want to know what this wonderful 900-page novel is like before investing your time and your money, this review, better than any other that's appeared, will tell you. Bravo. This is what makes Miller one of our most valuable literary critics.
Despite being an Indian (and a Mumbaikar!), I have stayed away from most Indian authors. I feel that most Indian novels are too cliched and self conscious. I haven't read Vikram Chandra yet, but I will read this one! I am curious to find out if it is indeed "a passionate tribute to contemporary India in all its vigor and vulgarity". However, it is apparent from your review that its a take on the real life rivalry between 2 gangsters in Mumbai. And there have been quite a few movies on this subject - Black Friday being the most recent.
