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In Custody

by Anita Desai

3.3 · 203 pages · First published 1984

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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Heinemann, Penguin Books Ltd, Vintage, Harper & Row, ISIS Audio Books, Penguin
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