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THE EDUCATION OF YURI

Jerry Pinto

Jerry Pinto’s newest novel, set in Bombay in the 1980s, revolves around the character Yuri Fonseca from Mahim. It explores themes including friendship, adolescence, love, politics and loss.

speaking tiger, S599, 408 pages

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