Author

Publication

2002-06-01 - New York Review of Books

Language

English

Word Count

120,000 words, Guess

Page Count

480 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101862073651
  • ISBN-139781862073654
  • Goodreads1327672
  • LibraryThing22003
  • Open LibraryOL8632434M

Classifications

  • DDC355.3/5
  • LCCUA853.N35 G68 1999

First Sentence

"In the beginning was the word, and the word - in this case - was Gorkha (or Goorka, Goorkha, Ghoorkha, Goorkah, even Gurkha), a word which has become so encrusted with myth that nowadays some people cannot write it without putting it into inverted commas."

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