The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
Autor Farahad Zamaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2010 – vârsta de la 18 ani
Bored with retirement, Mr. Ali sets up a desk, puts up a sign, and waits for customers for his new matchmaking business. Some clients are a mystery. Some are a challenge. Mr. Ali's assistant, Aruna, finds it a learning experience. But without a dowry, Aruna has no expectation of a match for herself. Then again, as people go about planning their lives, sometimes fate is making other arrangements.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780425234242
ISBN-10: 042523424X
Pagini: 293
Dimensiuni: 137 x 206 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 042523424X
Pagini: 293
Dimensiuni: 137 x 206 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Berkley Publishing Group
Descriere
Zama's thoroughly entertaining debut novel captivates and delights. In marrying a uniquely Indian tale of culture and tradition to a universal story of family bonds . . . Zama has arranged a perfect match.--Jennifer Chiaverini, author of the Elm Creek Quilts novels.
Notă biografică
Farahad Zama is a British novelist. His first book The Marriage Bureau for Rich People won the Melissa Nathan Prize for best Comedy Romance Novel and was short-listed for Best Published Fiction at the Muslim Writers Awards. Zama was short-listed for Best New Writer of the Year at the British Book Awards. His other books include The Many Conditions of Love, The Wedding Wallah, Mrs. Ali's Road to Happiness, and Abacus. Zama lives in South London with his wife and two sons.