Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai

Baumgartner's Bombay

Anita Desai

240 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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A "beautifully written, richly textured, and haunting story" (Chaim Potok), BAUMGARTNER'S BOMBAY is Anita Desai's classic novel of the Holocaust era, a story of profound emotional wounds of war and its exiles. The novel follows Hugo Baumgartner as...

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Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
sad 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 100%

Average rating

3.37

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