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Harini Nagendra

Autor de The Bangalore Detectives Club

7 Obras 335 Miembros 21 Reseñas

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Obras de Harini Nagendra

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Género
female
Nacionalidad
India
Lugares de residencia
Bangalore, India
Ocupaciones
professor
writer
Organizaciones
Azim Premji University
Crime Writers of Color
Premios y honores
Elinor Ostrom Senior Scholar Award
Cozzarelli Prize
Agente
Priya Doraswamy
Biografía breve
Harini Nagendra is a Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India. She has received the Elinor Ostrom Senior Scholar Award and the Cozzarelli Prize with with Elinor Ostrom from the Proceedings of the Naional Academy of Sciences of the U.S. for research on sustainability. She lives in Bangalore. [adapted from The Bangalore Detectives Club (Pegasus, 2022)

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Easy read, lovely description of the 1920s Bangalore and its intricate social hierarchies wrapped up in a gripping mystery. Totally recommend this for a leisurely read.
 
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harsharaghuram | 14 reseñas más. | Mar 8, 2024 |
Sporadically engaging and readable, the story provides a picturesque insight of 1920's India and the colourful life of well-to-do citizens. While it is pleasant to read about Kaveri, the main protagonist, the flawed plotting and unrealistic portrayal of the life and times detracted from a solid narrative. The novel is not plotted sufficiently well, being contradictory or begging belief too many times.
 
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SandyAMcPherson | 14 reseñas más. | Jan 18, 2024 |
It was enjoyable from a cozy mystery perspective, a bit of political/cultural tension. But overall the sleuthing/mystery part was a bit dull. The main character spoke to suspects and they just spilled their secrets. She moved easily from clue to clue, and the police inspector started sharing evidence with her.
 
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monnibo | 14 reseñas más. | Jan 3, 2024 |
Harini Nagendra writes an interesting mystery, except for all the Indian phrases, food, and customs. Her book spends too much time in India for someone with limited Indian terms. Yes, she does provide a dictionary, but flipping back and forth ruins the flow of the story. In this 1920’s India, a losing battle with drug smuggling such a cocaine dominates the crime. A religious leader runs a house for downtrodden women, but all these women do is sleep and eat, while he collects multitudes of money and jewelry from rich Indian women. Why is the plight of these poor, defenseless women not studied? The main character, Kaveri Murthy, has too much freedom for this time period. An undercurrent of Indian unrest with British control festers, as well as woman suffrage. Many interesting issues, but hidden in the quest to showcase Indian cuisine.… (más)
 
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delphimo | 5 reseñas más. | Sep 27, 2023 |

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Obras
7
Miembros
335
Popularidad
#71,019
Valoración
½ 3.4
Reseñas
21
ISBNs
30
Idiomas
1

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