Access Today The Extras Illustrated By Kiran Nagarkar In Text

good sequel to ravan and eddie
fun and some really interesting nuggets along the way

This is a great read and in Nagarkar's usual style of epic storytelling and ironic insight.


It is included in my study of humour for my thesis on his work,
First time I picked it upI have been waiting patiently for this book,
I can't believe that I have a signed copy, picked up for me at the Mumbai launch and brought back to UK in person even before it hit the shops.


I have already read three chapters and so far I am not disappointed!, The extras is much humorous and darker than Ravan and Eddie, The twists and turns are amazing, and there is an authentic Mumbai flavour to all of it, The blanketed aspects of the city taxi drivers, auntie drinking joints and extras, have all been beautifully captured and told about,
The complexity of human personality and relationships plays out well through Ravan and Eddie's lives, In many ways, the two are complementary to each other, Ravan is grounded while Eddie is almost always up in the air, Ravan is stable while Eddie is always fluctuating, It was a delight to see their building friendship, There are various plots running parallely and are bound together well towards the end,
I can't wait to read Rest in Peace, The two boys from 'Ravan and Eddie' are backyears later in an even darker streak in a 'bitter sweet elegy to Mumbai' Jerry Pinto, Aaaaahhh the satisfaction of devouring a delicious book, Extras by Kiran Nagarkar is fun, witty and Indian, Kiran is a sharp and fluid writer who can create fun and quirky tales, moreover his capturing of MUMBAI ofs is so real and so Bollywood that you cant help but fall in love with the city again.
. The much awaited to the popular book Ravan and Eddie lives upto its expectations, . honestly, in bits and parts, I am a huge fan of Mr, Nagarkar's writing style and hence an honest review of this book is not possible, All I can say is

that may be my expectations were very high, Felt the book drag a bit in the middle but overall it was a fun read, Mumbaiyya book./

This is a huge bookpages, tiny font by most standards, but is a quick read, Especially if you like reading stories set in old Bombay, Ravan and Eddie. the two protagonists in this book have previously been introduced in the brilliant book "Ravan amp Eddie" by Nagarkar himself and while that book was about their childhood years, this one is about their adulthood and deals with the various pangs we adults know all too well career, love and all that.
There are many side plots and the writing is usually on the lighter and wittier side, The exaggerations in the writing style might get too much sometimes but one can overlook these for they are infrequent, Overall, Nagarkar employs a style that is breezy and good to read,

The name of the book derives from what Ravan and Eddie both end up doing as a means to satisfy their creativity, i, e. be extras for films. The author has not made the profession a mainstay of the story but has gone sufficiently in depth into the film industry and its workings, from slimy directors to VD ridden starlets.
The author also takes a break in between some chapters to explain in detail about a subject through essays/write ups, which I felt was a good touch though others might find it tedious.


All in all, a very good book, Die beiden Jugendlichen Ravan und Eddie aus dem gleichnamigen Buch Ravan amp Eddie Kiran Nagarkar wohnen noch immer im selben Haus einer Art Plattenbau, auf indische Art und sind sich noch kein Stück näher gekommen, obwohl sie nur eine Etage trennt.
Neben religiösen Abgründen liegt dies auch in der Tatsache begründet, dass Eddie's Familie Ravan für den Tod von Eddie's Vater verantwortlich macht,
Eines haben die beiden aber auf alle Fälle gemeinsam: Ihre Mütter sind der Meinung, dass sie nun alt genug sind, um für sich selbst zu sorgen.
Während Eddie deshalb hinter dem Rücken seiner Mutter anfängt in einer illegalen SchnapsKneipe zu kellnern, versucht Ravan sein Glück als Taxifahrer, Doch beide haben ihren Glauben an ihren großen Traum noch nicht aufgegeben: ein FilmStar zu werden, Als ersten Schritt engagieren sie daher in kleinen Bands, die am finanziellen Abgrund stehen, Entsprechend gehen die ersten Versuche natürlich schief und Ravan und Eddie müssen nach und nach erkennen, dass die Welt in der Realität nicht so läuft wie sie es gern hätten.
Auch mit der Liebe machen sie die ersten Erfahrungen, vor allem ihre Verlockungen, ihre Unbeständigkeit und Vergänglichkeit, Und nach vielen Jahren erkennen sie schließlich als sich ihr Schicksal kreuzt, dass sie so verschieden doch gar nicht sind, . .

Alles in allem hat mir das Buch wieder gut gefallen, Am Anfang ist das Buch abwechselnd aus der Sicht von Ravan bzw, Eddie geschrieben, aber mit zunehmender Zeit vermischt sich beides immer mehr, Insbesondere Ravan ist mir schnell ans Herz gewachsen, Wie auch schon bei "Ravan amp Eddie" sind die Personen zwar glaubhaft, aber alle ein wenig überzeichnet, Zusammen mit der recht lockeren Erzählweise machte das aber für mich aber gerade den Reiz des Buches aus,

Bemerkenswert finde ich immernoch wieviele Kulturen und Religionen in Bombay in einem einzigen Haus Platz finden und teilweise nicht mal eine gemeinsame Sprache sprechen, sich dementsprechend auch kaum kennen, obwohl sie doch alle ähnliche Sorgen plagen.
Folglich hält sich jeder für etwas besseres, Sehr hilfreich fand ich beim Lesen übrigens das Glossar, das die verwendeten indischen Wörter erklärt,

Neben diesen gesellschaftlichen Aspekt hat Kiran Nagarkar diesmal wieder einige bizarre Einfälle eingebaut, die mir teilweise schon fast etwas zu weit gingen, weil das Buch dadurch auf mich irgendwie überladen gewirkt hat.
Nichtsdestotrotz hat mich das Buch gut unterhalten und lässt den Leser mit einem positiven Ausblick zurück,

Es ist nicht notwendig, den Vorgänger "Ravan amp Eddie" zu kennen, aber kann sicherlich nicht schaden, um die zwei besser nachvollziehen zu können, Der Grund der besonders starken Entzweiung der beiden Familien nämlich der Tod von Eddie's Vater wird am Anfang nochmal beschrieben, Ill be very honest here, I had forgotten all about the first part of the book except the first chapter which is the first chapter here too, I was going to check, as I read the book, if I needed to go back to the first book, And I didnt need to thankfully, since this book worked so well as a standalone book! And I sure was surprised that I loved the book and its writing! I dont know if Ill ever read the third part of the book or even go read the first part again, but I am glad I read this one.


Its the story of two young men who have been enemies from childhood and circumstances bring them together and make them friends, And its quite well done! Even better than 'Ravan amp Eddie', Kiran Nagarkar was born in Bombay in, In addition to plays and screenplays, he has written four novels, establishing his reputation as an outstanding representative of contemporary Indian literature, His books are a target of ideological critique due to the hybrid nature of his version of postcolonialism, involving irreverence alongside seriousness, Nagarkar studied at the Ferguson College in Bombay and then worked as an assistant professor at some colleges, as a journalist and screenplay writer, and, notably, in the advertising industry.
He wrote his first book Saat Sakkam TrechalisEng, Seven Sixes are Forty Three,in his mother tongue, Marathi, His bitter and burlesque description of the young Bombayite Kunshank achie Kiran Nagarkar was born in Bombay in, In addition to plays and screenplays, he has written four novels, establishing his reputation as an outstanding representative of contemporary Indian literature, His books are a target of ideological critique due to the hybrid nature of his version of postcolonialism, involving irreverence alongside seriousness, Nagarkar studied at the Ferguson College in Bombay and then worked as an assistant professor at some colleges, as a journalist and screenplay writer, and, notably, in the advertising industry.
He wrote his first book Saat Sakkam TrechalisEng, Seven Sixes are Forty Three,in his mother tongue, Marathi, His bitter and burlesque description of the young Bombayite Kunshank achieved by means of a fragmented form and rendered in innovative language is considered to be a milestone in Marathi literature.
In his first play Bedtime Story, Nagarkar takes on the subject of modern responsibility by broaching the topic of political crises of the day for instance the Cuban Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the State of Emergency called for by Indira Gandhi.
Due to problems with state censorship as well as religiously motivated restrictions that prevailed over the cultural scene, the play was not staged until, His second book Ravan and Eddiealso met with a hostile response, The story of the childhood of two young boys, one Hindu, the other Christian, from families who live next door to each other yet live in completely different worlds, was criticized both as anti Hindu and anti Christian.
The fact that Nagarakar chose to write this book and other subsequent writings in English, the language of his education, also encountered objections from his fellow countrymen, In his subsequent novels, Nagarkar contrasts bigotry and extremism with a tolerance that feeds on doubt and is open to diversity, In Cuckold, this mentality is embodied in a character who looms in Indian historiography, This is the unknown spouse of the famous princess Meera from theth century, whose love songs to the God Krishna have passed into popular Indian culture, In Gods Little Soldier, the protagonist, who switches faiths without ever abandoning extremism, stands opposed to his questioning brother, Consistent with the underlying idea of this book as a parable without a message Nagarkar affirms in an interview that we can never stop questioning ourselves, we must bring our convictions out into the light and prove them.
Nothing is dangerous than being too much oneself, being completely sure of oneself, since such a belief will soon develop into an intolerance of others, Nagarkar was distinguished with the H, N. Apte Award for the best first novel, the renowned Sahitya Award and the Dalmia Award for the furtherance of communicative harmony through literature, He received a Rockefeller grant and was awarded a scholarship by the city of Munich, He lives in Bombay. sitelink.