Book Review: Indian Tango by Ananda Devi (originally posted on IndiaBookStore)

Book - Indian Tango by Ananda Devi
Published - 2013, Random House India
Rating- 2.5/5

I had a tough time reading this one. The story flows smoothly when it is narrative & descriptive in nature- for instance while narrating a scene, incident or a character. But it drags, becomes one dimensional and sounds like an intricately constructed jigsaw puzzle when Subhadra (central character of Indian Tango) voices her thoughts, which comprises nearly 85 percent of the book!

The review was originally posted on IndiaBookStore on 15 January, 2013.

Excerpt from my review- 

Indian Tango is written by Ananda Devi, who was born in Mauritius and has her roots in India. After reading about Ananda Devi being one of the key speakers in the soon-to-be-held Jaipur Literary Festival, I got pretty eager to read this book. Originally written in French, it was translated to English by Jean Anderson. The name was intriguing and so was the summary at the back. The more I explored the book and its author, the more interested I got.

Indian Tango is Subhadra’s story; about the shedding of her inhibitions. A writer who is alien to Delhi and its chaos, Subhadra is dealing with a personal and professional phase of ‘drying-up’.  But soon, Bimala, a beautiful sari-clad stranger, catches her attention near a music store and things change. Subhadra is pulled like a magnet towards her and follows Bimala through the streets, which leads to discovering a forbidden path of gratification that is shunned by society.

Read my full review of Indian Tango by Ananda Devi here on IndiaBookStore.

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