An edition of In Custody (1984)

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An edition of In Custody (1984)

In custody

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  • ★★★ 3.33 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 12 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

The book 'In Custody" , shortlisted for booker prize, is contemplated with various concerning issues of the World specifically India. These themes are status of Urdu Language in India, psychological and sociological elements of Indians and their traditions, the Scheming World , etc. Deven Sharma , a lecturer in a college, is the hero without heroism in the book. Murad and Mr.Jain are specifically the examples of a scheming World. Imtiaz Begum as a new woman, a genuine example of growing Feminism.

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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
203

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Subjects
Fiction, Social life and customs, Indic Poets, Interviews, Poets, Indic, Short stories in English Indian writers, 1947- - Texts, Fiction, general, India, fiction, Manners and customs
People
Nur, Deven, Murad, Imtiaz Begum, Sarla, Mr. Abid Siddiqui
Places
Delhi, Mirpur
Times
1980s

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1985, Penguin
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1984, Heinemann
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1984, Harper & Row
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Originally published, London , Heinemann, 1984.

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King penguin

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Dewey Decimal Class
823
Library of Congress
PR9499.3.D465 I5 1985B

The Physical Object

Pagination
203p. ;
Number of pages
203

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OL18208818M
ISBN 10
0140077529
OCLC/WorldCat
23817543
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161648
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