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David Davidar


Born
India
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Literature & Fiction


David Davidar is an author and publisher. He was educated at Madras (now Chennai) and Harvard University (where he obtained a diploma in publishing). In 1985, while still in his mid-twenties, he became one of the founding members of Penguin in India, where he edited or published authors like Kiran Desai, Arundhati Roy, Vikram Seth, Vikram Chandra, Rohinton Mistry, and Salman Rushdie.

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Average rating: 3.66 · 2,194 ratings · 266 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors
The House of Blue Mangoes
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A Clutch of Indian Masterpi...
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The Solitude of Emperors
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Ithaca
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A Case of Indian Marvels - ...
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La Casa de los Mangos Azules
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The Finest Mangoes in the W...
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A kék mangó háza (Indiai cs...
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“As the ordinary violence of dawn sweeps across the lower Coromandel coast, a sprawling village comes into view.”
― David Davidar, The House of Blue Mangoes
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