Description
Hugo Baumgartner, a German Jew fleeing Nazi Germany, arrives in India believing safety and reinvention are finally within reach. Instead, his past follows him across borders: he is labeled a hostile alien, confined, and forced to confront what it means to be displaced when every identity—national, religious, and personal—can be questioned or revoked. As he navigates confinement and uncertain freedom, the novel explores exile, survival, and the uneasy boundaries between belonging and suspicion. With Anita Desai’s lyrical, psychologically sharp style, the story turns a historical journey into an intimate meditation on fear, memory, and the search for dignity in an indifferent world.
Available Editions
paperback
Heinemann
Published Jan 1, 1988
229 pages
ISBN: 0434186368
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Details
First Published
1988
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Baumgartner's Bombay by Anita Desai.