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Title: A Monsoon of Music
Author: Mitra Phukan
Narrator: Mallika Krishnamurthy
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-27-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Four musicians: a bright, young, aspiring student; two highly respected gurus married to each other; and a globe-trotting star, each deeply immersed in the tradition of Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet. Their lives intersect in the small mofussil town of Tamulbari on the banks of the Brahmaputra. Against the backdrop of a magnificent musical heritage and the haunting and timeless ragas that sweep through this wonderfully evocative novel, Mitra Phukan presents the ambitious sitarist Kaushik Kashyap, already a name , who tours the world with his beautiful Italian student; Nomita, the shy, small-town vocalist, whom Kaushik s parents have chosen for him; Nomita s Guruma, the beautiful, calm Sandhya Senapati, and her husband, the handsome Tridib Barua, who seem to be hiding deep, dark secrets; and Guruma s friendship with the well-known industrialist Deepak Rathod.
As the eventful monsoon months give way to autumn, the characters come to a deeper understanding of themselves even as their lives change dramatically and forever. By turns serious, deeply moving and utterly irreverent, Mitra Phukan s eye for detail, her immense knowledge of Hindustani music and her profound understanding of human nature come together in this remarkable novel.
Members Reviews:
Beautiful backdrop, beautiful descriptions of Indian Classical music, but weak characters and storyline
This novel provides beautiful insights into the lives of Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet musicians. The backdrops of Northeast India and the musical heritage are so lovely that the novel is worth reading for that alone! Problem is that the characters themselves are not that interesting and not much actually "happens" in this book. Nomita, her parents, her teachers and the other characters are all somewhat straight-jacketed even though they are keeping secrets. Nobody is frankly doing anything super-exciting or interesting!!!! The descriptions of the recitals get a little repetitive. Calcutta's musical gatherings for example, are described over and over again, sometimes using the same words and terms. I personally love Indian classical music, so I did not frankly mind the repetition, but I can imagine that others may find it tedious! I still think its a great book though... if nothing else, for the beautiful backdrop and the descriptions of the richness of classical Indian music. I actually learned a lot about music from this book!
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Title: A Monsoon of Music
Author: Mitra Phukan
Narrator: Mallika Krishnamurthy
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-27-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Four musicians: a bright, young, aspiring student; two highly respected gurus married to each other; and a globe-trotting star, each deeply immersed in the tradition of Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet. Their lives intersect in the small mofussil town of Tamulbari on the banks of the Brahmaputra. Against the backdrop of a magnificent musical heritage and the haunting and timeless ragas that sweep through this wonderfully evocative novel, Mitra Phukan presents the ambitious sitarist Kaushik Kashyap, already a name , who tours the world with his beautiful Italian student; Nomita, the shy, small-town vocalist, whom Kaushik s parents have chosen for him; Nomita s Guruma, the beautiful, calm Sandhya Senapati, and her husband, the handsome Tridib Barua, who seem to be hiding deep, dark secrets; and Guruma s friendship with the well-known industrialist Deepak Rathod.
As the eventful monsoon months give way to autumn, the characters come to a deeper understanding of themselves even as their lives change dramatically and forever. By turns serious, deeply moving and utterly irreverent, Mitra Phukan s eye for detail, her immense knowledge of Hindustani music and her profound understanding of human nature come together in this remarkable novel.
Members Reviews:
Beautiful backdrop, beautiful descriptions of Indian Classical music, but weak characters and storyline
This novel provides beautiful insights into the lives of Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet musicians. The backdrops of Northeast India and the musical heritage are so lovely that the novel is worth reading for that alone! Problem is that the characters themselves are not that interesting and not much actually "happens" in this book. Nomita, her parents, her teachers and the other characters are all somewhat straight-jacketed even though they are keeping secrets. Nobody is frankly doing anything super-exciting or interesting!!!! The descriptions of the recitals get a little repetitive. Calcutta's musical gatherings for example, are described over and over again, sometimes using the same words and terms. I personally love Indian classical music, so I did not frankly mind the repetition, but I can imagine that others may find it tedious! I still think its a great book though... if nothing else, for the beautiful backdrop and the descriptions of the richness of classical Indian music. I actually learned a lot about music from this book!