A Village Dies: Your Invitation to a Memorable Funeral

By Ivan Arthur

Back in the 1940s, when Mumbai was still Bombay, the twin urban villages of Kevni-Amboli were home to a lively Catholic community—predominantly East Indian, but also Anglo-Indian, Goan and Mangalorean. In this hugely entertaining novel set in that vanished world, Ivan Arthur spins a delightful web of joint families, priests, sodality group

• Language: English
• Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
• Release date: Oct 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9789386050748

Ivan Arthur

'Ivan Arthur' is the author of five books, 'Pavement Prayers', 'Brands under Fire', 'Once More upon a Time', 'Jossie' and 'The Fourteen Stations', and confesses to two hibernating blogs, 'Excalibur' and 'Thurifer'. Arthur is a three-time winner of the WPP international Atticus Award for original writing. He is a former Area Creative Director of JWT, in charge of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. As Vice-Chairman and trustee, he designed and conducted the Communication Specialization at the Asian Institute of Communication and Research. He was inducted into India's Communication Arts Guild Hall of Fame. He now lives with his wife in Goa.