Description
Conceived in the wild chaos of a monsoon night, a boy is born into a world that will not let him belong—his life unfolding across Victorian India and Edwardian London as identities are tested, renamed, and reinvented. Moving through shifting loyalties and historical upheavals, the novel follows a man with many names and no true anchor, illuminating how empire, ambition, and survival can turn personal history into a kind of performance. At a historical crossroads, it pits brazen British pride against the rising tide of Indian independence, using wit and dazzling artistry to expose the costs of power and the fragility of belonging. With Hari Kunzru’s sharp, imaginative style, this is a story about outsiderhood, self-invention, and the uneasy ways nations—and individuals—write themselves into the world.
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paperback
Dutton
Published Jan 1, 2002
383 pages
ISBN: 052594642X
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First Published
2002
Language
eng
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