Beach Boy
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| Author | Ardashir Vakil |
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| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | January 1, 1997 |
| ISBN | 978-0-140-26489-0 |
Beach Boy (1997) is the debut novel of Indian novelist Ardashir Vakil.[1][2][3] It is a coming-of-age story (bildungsroman) set in 1970s Bombay. The novel won the Betty Trask Award and was nominated for the Whitbread Prize.[4] It was first published by Penguin Books.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Beach Boy". Kirkus Reviews. 1 July 1998. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Beach Boy". Booklist. July 1998. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Hickling, Alfred (8 February 2003). "Anyone for tennis?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Beach Boy by Ardashir Vakil". Publishers Weekly. 3 August 1998. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Ardashir Vakil: Having the write stuff". Parsi Khabar. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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