Tamas by Bhisham Sahni

Tamas

Bhisham Sahni with Daisy Rockwell (Translator)

345 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction historical challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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'Tamas, in either Rockwell's translation or the original Hindi, remains an essential text for the times'Nilanjana Roy, Business Standard'Tamas is a prophetic warning against the use of religion as a weapon to gain and perpetuate political power' G...

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Community Reviews

4.28
based on 29 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

emotional: 75%

tense: 68%

sad: 56%

reflective: 37%

challenging: 31%

informative: 25%

adventurous: 6%

hopeful: 6%

mysterious: 6%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

45% of readers chose Plot
36% of readers chose A mix
18% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
38% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

58% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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