About this title: As a child, Hugo Baumgartner lost his family to the Nazis. Growing up in India, he is unsure of his identity, and unable to commit himself to either culture.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Viking Penguin, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780140131765ISBN:0140131760
Description: Good. 8vo. {002423} Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai. ISBN 0140131760. Published by Viking Penguin in 1990. TRADE PAPERBACK 8vo Fiction 230pp. {Book Condition} GOOD {Book Condition Details} Binding: slightly frayed ends, Cover: scuffing, edge wear, soiling, short tear(s), creasing, scuffing, End Papers: large tear on front free endpaper, Text: tanning, occasional creasing. {Keywords} INDIA FICTION JEWS HISTORICAL. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Date Published: 1990-09-01
ISBN-13:9780140114744ISBN:0140114742
Description: Good. This is a nice trade paperback copy. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780140114744ISBN:0140114742
Description: Very Good. 7 x 5 x 1 inches. Spine is a bit creased and slightly slanted; light reading wear; wear to covers around edges; pages slightly yellowed; otherwise book is in excellent condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780140131765ISBN:0140131760
Description: A gently used paperback with light edgewear. Spine smooth and tight. No marks. 1st edition. 0140131760. King Penguin Series, 227 p., A "beautifully written, richly textured, and haunting story" (Chaim Potok), BAUMGARTNER'S BOMBAY is Anita Desai's classic novel of the Holocaust era, a story of profound emotional wounds of war and its exiles. The novel follows Hugo Baumgartner as he flees Nazi Germany--and his Jewish heritage--for India, only to be imprisoned as a hostile alien and then released ... read more
Description: Acceptable. 1998-Paperback----Used-Acceptable-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: F First Paperback Edition Used
Binding: S Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, New York
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780140131765ISBN:0140131760
Description: Very Good- 8vo-over 7�"-9�" tall A VG-copy. General reading wear. Age discoloration and soiling to page edges. read more
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo 7.75-9.75'' tall. 1st American Printing. Nice Tight Clean copy! Jacket has slight wrinkle at spine top. 229 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin USA (P)
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780140114744ISBN:0140114742
Description: Very Good. Publisher: Penguin USA Date of Publication: 1990 Binding: Soft Cover Condition: Very Good Description: 8vo Small 7 3/4"-9" 0140114742. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Lester & Orpen Dennys, Toronto
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780886192013ISBN:0886192013
Description: First Edition: First Printing: HardCover! 8vo., 230 pages. This book is As New and is unmarked and fine in a fine unmarked dust jacket. Now in a clear dust jacket protector this is a very collectable copy of this title! ISBN: 0886192013. read more
"Too slow-going. The author (a German-Indian non-Jew) did not do a good job at all of portraying the personal tragedy of the Holocaust. Also, I found myself not caring about any of the characters, since they all were sort of lifeless (although that was sort of the point, I guess). What I did like was the way the author started the book in a way that was confusing at the time, until you tied it all together at the end of the book. Still, I don't think I would recommend this to others."
"this is a sad story of a hopelessly displaced person. hugo baumgartner flees nazi germany only to be imprisoned for being a german in still-colonial india. tragically ironic but beautifully written, desai tells a story of staggering loss and the perils of nationalism, but also one of friendship, and whatever kind of redemption can be found in small kindnesses."
"in depth look at the life of a WWII refugee who fled to India. desai shows you the complete rupture the Nazis caused in Hugo's life. his life in India is like a strange charade Hugo puts on just to pass the time. he creates no meaning for himself in India. he is just there making a living.
as Hugo ages he and Lotte get gross and disheveled and it doesn't seem to bother them. their lifestyle is so solitary. Hugo never desires to go back no matter how foreign and out of place he is. without mother there is no Germany. his mother's silence is the strongest force in Hugo's life.
i've never associated India with WWII in any way. it was interesting to see western history from an Asian perspective."
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