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The book starts with Agastya & his freind Dhrubo’s conversation.
’’I’ve a feeling, August, you’re going to get hazaar fuc-ked in Madna’’
’’Amazing mix, the English we speak. Hazaar fucked. Urdu and American,’’ Agastya laughed, ’’a thousand...
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I would not recommend this book to everyone for the language content.
That’s because some people get offended very easily.
But the whole book constantly reminds me of my college days
when I was witness to humourous incidents like the ones in the...
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It was an extremely hot day in mumbai andI bought a table fan as the ceiling fan wasn?t up to the mark.
The skin felt like of a sticky amphibious animal. I picked up English August borrowed from my friend.
I wanted to read the book as it was 1 of...
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The Great Indian Middle Class is a very dynamic phenomenon which has created a way of life which could be termed as quite monotonous, but at the same time one which provides security-financial and social. Adhering to its rules is a norm in India and it...
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This is one of the funniest books I have ever read. And probably the best attempt at humorous and mind-bending satire by an Indian author. It all starts with the name, to be more precise: the comma in the name. What’s the comma supposed to...
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how often do we come across novels that place us in the role of the protagonist? how often does life seem complex before u start a novel and by the time u finish it, u feel good, not bcos ure problems have vanished, but cos u see so many ppl around u...
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THIS BOOK HOLDS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR A PERSON WHO WISHES TO JOIN THE CIVIL SERVICES AND YES, I DO THINK THAT THE BOOK HELD MY ATTENTION TILL THE VERY END.THERE IS A CONSTANT UNDERCURRENT OF IRONY IN THE BOOK WHICH SOMETIMES TICKLED THE SENSES AND...
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I was a bit tired of reading Julian Barnes when I chanced upon English, August among the umpteenth number of books on the shelves of British Council library. The book was written in 1988 and the author was highly praised for his cult fiction. I was aware...
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I finally polished up English, August by Upamanyu Chatterjee. It was a hazaar f*cked up book(as so often mentioned by the protagonist in the novel) and I realized this somewhere in the middle of it, but I ploughed on nevertheless, because I have been...
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