The Moor's Last Sigh

A novel narrated by Moraes Zogoiby, known as Moor, the son of a wealthy, quarrelsome family of spice traders in Cochin and later Bombay. Moraes tells of his parents and grandparents, their love affairs, business rivalries and artistic ambitions, and of his own odd condition, which makes his body age at twice the normal speed. As the family's fortunes rise and clash with the growing political violence of India, the book becomes both a family saga and a portrait of a nation. It is rich in humour, art and sorrow.