Voices in the City

Author: Anita DesaiPublisher: Vision/Orient paperbacksYear: 2005Language: EnglishPages: 257ISBN/UPC (if available): 8122200532 DescriptionBased on the life of the middle class intellectuals of Calcutta, it is an unforgettable story of a Bohemian brother and his two sisters caught in the cross-currents of changing social values. This fascinating novel, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award describes the corrosive effects of city life upon an Indian family.This fascinating novel describes the corrosive effects of city life upon an Indian family. Brought up in luxury by an over-indulgent mother, Nirode settles down in Calcutta and becomes absorbed into its bohemian life, while his elder sister, Monisha lives out a servile existence within the rigid confines of a traditional Hindu life. Their younger sister arrives from the country and becomes involved with an artist; but the outcome of this and the dreadful decision Monisha eventually takes, makes this novel a doubly haunting and a consu