... brainless, really." I would defend Mistry, because I have been to Bombay a couple of times and find his descriptions on target, just as Anita Desai's were in Baumgartner's Bombay (1988). Both writers catch the city's squalid side, the poverty, disorder, filth and ruin, the chaos, but at the same time engage its immense vitality and diversity. There is, in fact, an admirable balance ... the novel's philosopher. A summary also fails to capture the flawless rendering of the Indian scene, especially Bombay. One reviewer calls the novel "a distinguished addition to the mythologizing of Bomba...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... brainless, really." I would defend Mistry, because I have been to Bombay a couple of times and find his descriptions on target, just as Anita Desai's were in Baumgartner's Bombay (1988). Both writers catch the city's squalid side, the poverty, disorder, filth and ruin, the chaos, but at the same time engage its immense vitality and diversity. There is, in fact, an admirable balance ... the novel's philosopher. A summary also fails to capture the flawless rendering of the Indian scene, especially Bombay. One reviewer calls the novel "a distinguished addition to the mythologizing of Bomba...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate