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The Last Burden

by Upamanyu Chatterjee · 1993

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Jamun is a young man, adrift. His father, Shymanand, is old and his mother, Ursula, on her deathbed. As the novel opens, the family are gathering together for the inevitable parting. Tracking backwards and forwards in time and space, the book unfolds a picture of Jamun and his family.

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IndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of this
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