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020			_a9788172237448 (PB)
041			_aeng
080			_a82-3 _bSTO
100			_aStocks, Mike
245			_aWhite Man Falling
260			_aNew Delhi _bHarper Collins _c2008
300			_a302p.
520			_aThis winner of the Goss First Novel Award 2006 is a tale of domestic catastrophe, accidental crime-busting, deluded matchmaking, and mystical absurdity set in a small town in South India. Police sub-inspector Swami has lost his job after suffering a stroke while beating up a Very Guilty Suspect. He can no longer talk properly, command the respect of his community, or give his six daughters the bankrupting dowries they deserve?and his wife is obsessed with securing the Most Expensive Husbands in India. No wonder Swami has lost his pride and wants to kill himself using only a puncture repair kit.
650			_aSouth India -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
690			_aGeneral
942			_cBK
999			_c60515 _d60515