‘Em and the Big Hoom is a marvellously evocative book about Mumbai-and a searing tale about the havoc that mental illness wreaks on a family.’ Read more.The novel is neatly structured, punctuated by little detours that help flesh out the plot and its players, and holds the reader’s attention.’ Read more ‘Pinto’s prose quicksilvers its way through time and emotions, slipping in wit and pulling out despair elegantly.‘Deeply engrossing, finely-tuned, and told with a moving and luminous clarity, this is a splendid and memorable debut.’ Read more.The Hindu Literary Prize goes to Jerry Pinto Read more.Jerry Pinto’s novel ‘Em and the Big Hoom’, which was awarded the Hindu Literary Prize for 2012, wins the Crossword Book Award for Fiction 2013 Read more.“The novel’s success lies in its characterisation of Catholics, suffering women and domineering men.” – Eunice de Souza in Pune Mirror… Read more.“Deeply engrossing, finely-tuned, and told with a moving and luminous clarity, this is a splendid and memorable debut.” – Arundhati Subramaniam in The Hindu… Read more.This novel about a boy growing up in Mumbai with a mentally afflicted mother is utterly persuasive … Read more.Using all the strength of his enormous talent, his natural empathy, Pinto chases the elusive portrait of a mother who … Read more.
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