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BOMBAY NOIR.
In Vikram Chandra's new novel, "Sacred Games" (HarperCollins; $27.95), Ganesh Gaitonde, a sort of Bombay Al Capone, expresses his contempt for the English-speaking classes, people oblivious of the rampant criminality underpinning their serene existence: "These Englishwallahs were always superior, as if the world they lived in was some other one, far from my barrack, my streets, my home." Describing the exploits of Gaitonde and his determined pursuer, Sartaj Singh, a Bombay cop, Chandra's intensely ambitious nine-hundred-page work seems, at times, an attempt to make amends for the ignorance of Englishwallahs. Gaitonde not only relishes murder and destruction but also ...
- A much-hyped Indian thriller; 'Sacred Games' is a sweeping, sprawling,...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor January 16, 2007 700+ words
...January release of "Sacred Games" has centered on Chandra...Forget all that. "Sacred Games" is monstrously entertaining...get their hands on "Sacred Games." He is a stunning...cacophony of Mumbai (Bombay). From teeming trains...
- Bollywood Dreams; Vikram Chandra tries his hand at Mumbai noir.(Sacred Games)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek International September 18, 2006 700+ words
...after the British. His third book, "Sacred Games" (Faber and Faber ), clocks in at...and flourishing in its characters, "Sacred Games" is not trying to emulate the great...darker impulses. Like the best noir, "Sacred Games" is cinematic in scope. But here the...
- Sacred Games: A History of Christian Worship.
- Magazine article from: Theological Studies Happel, Stephen September 1, 1998 700+ words
SACRED GAMES: A HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. By Bernhard Lang. New Haven: Yale University, 1997. Pp. xiii + 527 + 50 illustrations...
- Sacred games.(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: The Architectural Review Hart, Vaughan February 1, 2005 700+ words
NEW SACRED ARCHITECTURE By Phyllis Richardson, London: Laurence King. 2004. [pounds sterling]45 With its glossy illustrations and brief case studies, this book is, like the churches, synagogues and mosques it features, certainly easy on the eye. Sacred architecture is alive and well, it seems. The
- BOMBAY SAPPHIRE(R) Is the Perfect Serve at The 24th Annual Sony Ericsson Open.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 5, 2008 700+ words
...Tournament MIAMI, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- BOMBAY SAPPHIRE(R) gin, the fastest- growing...For the duration of the tournament, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE will host an exclusive, upscale...release). The cocktail's creator, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Master Mixologist, James Moreland...
- BOMBAY SAPPHIRE(R) Gin Launches Career of Emerging Designer Michael Kritzer.
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 26, 2007 700+ words
...First Place in 4(th) Annual U.S. BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Designer Glass Competition...Jean-Francois Bouchard. NEW YORK -- BOMBAY SAPPHIRE[R], the leading super-premium...Georgia, has won the 4th Annual U.S. BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Designer Glass Competition for...
- Bombay asks: When will the rain stop? Record rainfall - up to 37 inches in one...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor August 3, 2005 700+ words
...Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor BOMBAY -- When will the rain stop? That's the question everyone is asking in Bombay (Mumbai), the financial capital...people are believed dead in and around Bombay. "I've not seen so much water in...
- Bombay bombing: more religious strife? Two car bombings in India's financial...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor August 26, 2003 700+ words
...Special to The Christian Science Monitor BOMBAY -- Two car bombs exploded in the heart...The bombings were the worst attack in Bombay (Mumbai) since 1993, when a series...densely packed streets of Zaveri Bazaar, Bombay's gold and diamond district. "There...