| The Memory of Elephants Contributor(s): Desai, Boman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226143813 ISBN-13: 9780226143811 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: Spurned by his first love, Homi Seervai, the Parsi genius from Bombay, creates a machine that lets him scan his brain for memories of the time he spent with her. The machine malfunctions, propelling him instead into his collective unconscious where he encounters ancestors and relatives, both dead and alive. In this wildly inventive book-available for the first time in the United States-Homi, blessed with the memory of elephants, discovers the splendor of his heritage as well as hope for the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001027807 |
| Series: Phoenix Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.6" W x 8.48" (1.07 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spurned by his first love, Homi Seervai, the Parsi genius from Bombay, creates a machine that lets him scan his brain for memories of the time he spent with her. The machine malfunctions, propelling him instead into his collective unconscious where he encounters ancestors and relatives, both dead and alive. In this wildly inventive book--available for the first time in the United States--Homi, blessed with the memory of elephants, discovers the splendor of his heritage as well as hope for the future. |