Easily the best book I have read in recent times. In fact I finished reading it sometime last year and got back to it again. This is a deceptively simple but disconcerting modern tale of how acquisition of money makes relationships in a household and with the self convoluted, eventually changing the dynamics of people's engagement with one another. Vivek Shanbhag draws you in from the opening scene... . . . A note on the English translation: Srinath Perur makes the novel his own. The family scenes which are laced with local sarcasm and invectives, retain the palpable tension brimming underneath in English as well...making you uncomfortable as a reader. . . . I liked the cover so much that I bought both the hardback and paperback editions. Rightly hailed as a modern classic, this book is a must must read. 💓 . . . I missed meeting Vivek Shanbhag 😔😒 at the recent of launch of the Hindi edition by @vaniprakashan Can't wait to get my hands on it as well! . . . Because I was carrying it in my bag, made it a point to get clicked with this masterpiece. 🙈🙌😜 . . . . . #love #bookstagram #books #booklover #GhacharGhochar #VivekShanbhag #instabooks #mustread #literature #translation #kannada #english #SrinathPerur #HarperCollins #India #Bangalore #bookaddict #bookaholic #writersofinstagram #instareview #bibliophile #delhibloggers #delhigram #history #culturvation #society #BrunchBookChallenge #Book6 #DelhiEyes https://www.instagram.com/p/BpuQlHLHbnb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eslwpa3o722q

Stay tuned for the #bookreview #GhacharGhochar by #VivekShanbhag translated by #SrinathPerur published by @harpercollinsin Update: 21 December,2019 The book is about a household rising from rags to riches. The narrator himself narrates you about how life unfolds at his household. It is a psychological drama novella. The book is very complex in terms of how the characters roll out eventually once you progress from one chapter till the end. The eccentricity of the book is brilliant and I have experienced certain things akin to the household described. For me the title deems fit and this book indeed is a GHACHAR GHOCHAR. I believe this is a book which I may not be able to describe in words but, you readers ought to pick it. Disclaimer: If you are going through a low phase or in a repair mode and want to read something happy, this is NOT the book. This book is BRILLIANT but the time which you are going through may not be a correct one to pick this book. • #currentread #LetMeSquiggle #booksofinstagram #instabooks #europagram #bookreview #bookreviewpost #bookstagram #happyreading #newbook #Instabooks #instagrambookreviewer #instagrammer #reading #books #InstaBooks #Bibliophile #IndianAuthor #IndianPublishing #Christmasreading #Holidayreading #SeasonsReading #bookrecommendation #bookof2019 #translatedwork #reading • Bought the book from @krishna_bookworm store #Bookworm in #Bengaluru (at Dyu Art Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6TotXegP44/?igshid=uekj3bnf2213