Sujit Saraf

Broschiertes Buch

The Peacock Throne

Beschreibung

A dazzling and highly acclaimed novel of modern India, for fans of Salman Rushdie, Vikram Chandra and Rohinton Mistry. Following the story of Gopal Pandey, it's a tale of accidents, scheming, murder and tragedy, religious and political rivalries, corruption and hubris. 'Saraf's incredible attention to detail brings the sights, sounds and smells of Delhi right off the page...' Lianne Kolirin, )Daily Express(

Autor

Sujit Saraf was born in India in 1969. He was educated in Darjeeling and Delhi, and graduated as an engineer from IIT in 1991. He subsequently studied at Berkely, receiving a PhD in 1997. His first novel, Limbo, was published by HarperCollins India in 1994 and in 1995 he co-founded the theatre company, Naatak, for which he has written and directed plays as well as two feature films. In 1999, after two years of conducting research for NASA, he moved back to India to teach at IIT, then returned to the United States. He currently works as a research scientist on space missions and satellite control, and lives with his wife and daughter in San Jose, California.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
• Seitenzahl: 768
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 129mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9780340899724
• ISBN-10: 0340899727
• Artikelnr.: 23116103