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Original Title:	Ravan & Eddie
ISBN:	0670861804 (ISBN13: 9780670861804)
Series:	Ravan & Eddie #1

Ravan & Eddie (Ravan & Eddie #1) Hardcover | Pages: 376 pages

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An extremely funny novel about two larger-than-life heroes and their bawdy, Rabelaisian adventures in post-colonial urban India, Ravan and Eddie is now considered a masterpiece of Indian writing in English. This is the hilarious story of Ravan, a Maratha Hindu, and Eddie, a Roman Catholic, growing up to adolescence on the different floors of the CWD chawl No 17 in Bombay in the decade immediately after independence. First published in 1994, this cult classic is now being reissued for a new generation of readers.

About the Author: Kiran Nagarkar was born in Mumbai. He wrote his first book in a language in which he had never written before—Marathi. The book was called Saat Sakkam Trechalis, recently translated as Seven Sixes Are Forty-Three, and is considered a landmark in post-independence Indian literature. He is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed novels Cuckold (which won the Sahitya Akademi Award), God's Little Soldier and The Extras, the sequel to Ravan and Eddie.

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Title	:	Ravan & Eddie (Ravan & Eddie #1)
Author	:	Kiran Nagarkar
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 376 pages
Published	:	January 26th 1995 by Viking (first published 1994)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. India. Humor

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Ratings: 3.72 From 886 Users | 77 Reviews

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When I was doing my postgraduatiom, we frequently worked with the residents of Mumbai chawls. This book brought that world alive - a true microcosm of pulsating humanity. Strangely reminded me of Malgudi Days.

This is one of the most incredible books I've ever read and definitely one of my all-time favorites. It's set in early post - Independence India in the city of Bombay in one of its many chawls and it revolves around the early life and times of Ravan (born Ram but renamed by a doting mother, as a villain is better protected from the evil eye than a milquetoast mythological hero) and Eddie.Interestingly the Marathi Hindu and the Goan Catholic characters in the tale share not only their chawls but

I almost became a fan of the author on reading Cuckold . Nagarkar has his own brand of satire which feels very close to nihilism. Unfortunately, an overdose of nihilism in this book has also turned it meaningless and root-less.There are some good scenes, but it all seems to be a bunch of meaningless digressions. Digressions which seem all the more meaningless because it had begun very well and the first 25% of the book was a delight. Unfortunately, the second half was a drag. Thankfully, the

I read this a few days ago and wanted to wait a few days before i tried to articulate my response.It takes place in the dwellings (apartment buildings of types) of the lower working class in 1950s and 60s Bombay. The characters are mostly children and their parents. The book is funny -- in the same league as Heller's Catch-22, Nichols' Milargo Beanfield War, and Rushdie's Midnight's Children. But the way Nagarkar invokes humor is difficult to describe. The child characters are always getting

I read this a few days ago and wanted to wait a few days before i tried to articulate my response.It takes place in the dwellings (apartment buildings of types) of the lower working class in 1950s and 60s Bombay. The characters are mostly children and their parents. The book is funny -- in the same league as Heller's Catch-22, Nichols' Milargo Beanfield War, and Rushdie's Midnight's Children. But the way Nagarkar invokes humor is difficult to describe. The child characters are always getting

Note: I'm definitely not a good enough writer to do a review of this book justice, but I'm going to give this a go...A few weeks ago, while reviewing my year in books, I was horrified to see that I'd read next to no Indian fiction or non-fiction. Granted, I'm primarily a reader of fantasy fiction (and historical romances), neither of which genres seems to have a lot of active, current Indian writers*. So for 2018, I've decided to widen my horizons and read more Indian writing in English. (Sadly,

Funny, heartwarming and deeply intimate, Ravan & Eddie is a fun book about, well, Ravan and Eddie. Its a peak into the chawls of post-independence Bombay - their hopes and dreams and idols and aspirations. As a Bombay lover, this was a new look at a familiar place. I enjoyed the ramblings and tribulations of Ravan and Eddie, and how they live out their lives - at once similar but different. Each finds solace in something different - Ravan in Taekwondo, Eddie in the Sabha and Hindu pride.