by Mishra Pankaj (Author), Mishra Pankaj (Author), Pankaj Mishra (Author)
A first novel set in contemporary India, this book describes how Samar, a young Brahmin, escapes a future of small-town jobs to live in Benares, losing himself in books and solitude. Here, he meets Catherine, a French woman who stands at the centre of the events which destroy his equanimity.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Picador
Published: 09 Feb 2001
ISBN 10: 0330392778
ISBN 13: 9780330392778