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"A highly
imaginative novel, full of humour, poetry, and insights, written in
a beautiful, spare style. Throughout the narrative looms a great city,
Bombay, crazily reflected in the life of one of its inhabitants who,
by means baffling, heinous, desperate, and often very funny, seeks
to embrace the divine with both arms." "[Irani's] brilliant debut novel, The Cripple and His Talismans,
radiates with the energy of Bombay, albeit a dark energy... Irani commands
attention from the first sentence." "[The Cripple and His Talismans] makes demands on the reader,
but our effort is triply rewarded—first, by the lush imagery
of the writing; second, because of its surprises and, finally, because
of its deep moral gravity.... This debut novel marks a step in the
evolution of Canadian literature." "Darkly comic and brave, this novel has no fear when it comes
to facing the lepers, beggars, and prostitutes of the city. Irani seeks
out territory that would frighten away other writers.... The book's
sheer audacity and humour elevate it well above the level of most first
novels." “Sly…Irani captures the cadence and inflections of his
surreal Bombay perfectly.” “An impressive debut, a beautifully written modern-day fable.” “Anosh Irani has an eye for the absurdities of human existence
and an ear for the comedy inherent in nearly everything we say. This
is a marvelous debut.” “…[A] lush debut novel…an undercurrent of dark
humour as well as Irani’s atmospheric evocation of Bombay enliven
this compelling story.” “Irani’s prose is audacious and spare. A challenging
offering from a writer with a penchant for mixing the profane and divine.”
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