We that are young / Preti Taneja.
"A stunning debut novel, a modern-day King Lear set in contemporary India: the tale of a battle for power within a turbulent family, for status within a nation in a constant state of transformation, and for the love and respect of a father disappearing into dementia Jivan Singh, the bastard scion of the Devraj family returns to his New Delhi childhood home at the age of twenty-three after fifteen years in the United States. His arrival coincides with the unexpected resignation of the founder and aging patriarch of the Company--its simple name belying its vast holdings across industry and entertainment, and the family's national renown. On the same day, Sita, Devraj's youngest daughter, disappears--refusing to marry the man her father wants for her. Now, Radha and Gargi, Sita's older sisters, are given the Company--and a brutal struggle for power begins. Set against the backdrop of the anti-corruption riots that spread across India in 2011 and 2012, We That Are Young is brilliant in its fierce, incandescent storytelling and the energy of its prose. It tells a deeply insightful tale of India today, the pace of life in one of the world's fastest growing economies, the clash of youth and age, and the ever-present specter of death. But more than that, it is a novel about the human heart--and its inevitable breaking point"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525521525
- Physical Description: 479 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
General Note: | A revised version of the 2017 edition issued published by Galley Beggar Press (Norwich, England). |
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Subject: | Families > India > New Delhi > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Family-owned business enterprises > India > Fiction. New Delhi (India) > Social life and customs > Fiction. |
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