Reise nach Indien

Von Wien-Leopoldstadt geht es nun nach Indien, genauer gesagt nach Dehli. "Die gelbe Straße" war ein wenig deprimierend geschrieben, ganz so böse können die Wiener ja auch nicht sein.

Heute Abend beginne ich dieses Buch:

Manju KAPUR
Home

Synopsis: When their traditional business - selling saris - is increasingly sidelined by the new fashion for jeans and stitched salwar kameez, the Banwari Lal family must adapt. But instead of branching out, the sons remain apprenticed to the struggling shop and the daughters are confined to the family home. As envy and suspicion grip parents and children alike, the need for escape - whether through illicit love or in the making of pickles or the search for education - becomes ever stronger. Very human and hugely engaging, "Home" is a masterful novel of the acts of kindness, compromise and secrecy that lie at the heart of every family.