The Lives of Others - Couverture souple

Mukherjee, Neel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393351718 ISBN 13 : 9780393351712

Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2015

Synopsis

The aging patriarch and matriarch of the Ghosh family preside over their large household, made up of their five adult children and their respective children, unaware that beneath the barely ruffled surface of their lives the sands are shifting. Each set of family members occupies a floor of the home, in accordance to their standing within the family. Poisonous rivalries between sisters-in-law, destructive secrets, and the implosion of the family business threaten to unravel bonds of kinship as social unrest brews in greater Indian society. This is a moment of turbulence, of inevitable and unstoppable change: the chasm between the generations, and between those who have and those who have not, has never been wider. The eldest grandchild, Supratik, compelled by his idealism, becomes dangerously involved in extremist political activism--an action that further catalyzes the decay of the Ghosh home.

Ambitious, rich, and compassionate, The Lives of Others anatomizes the soul of a nation as it unfolds a family history, at the same time as it questions the nature of political action and the limits of empathy. It is a novel of unflinching power and emotional force.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Neel Mukherjee is the author of four novels, including The Lives of Others, shortlisted for the Booker Prize; and A State of Freedom, a New York Times Notable Book. He divides his time between London, England, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393351718
• ISBN 13: 9780393351712
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 530
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible