The Solitude of Emperors
 

The Solitude of Emperors

by David Davidar

Suffocating in the small-town world of his parents, Vijay is desperate to escape to the raw energy of Bombay in the early 1990s. His big chance arrives unexpectedly when the family servant Raju is recruited by a right wing organization. As a result of an article he writes about the increasing power of sectarian politicians, Vijay gets a job in a small Bombay publication, The Indian Secularist.... (read more)

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Loved it right through. I found it pretty easy to read contrary to some of the reviews here. Loved the writing style.

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  • madsforever

    madsforever said:

    I told you it would be boring!

    posted Monday, September 24 2007
  • an reporter

    an reporter said:

    ‘A master storyteller’

    The Solitude of Emperors is a stunningly perceptive novel about modern India, about what motivates fundamentalist beliefs, and what makes someone driven, bold or mad enough to make a stand.


    ‘In the best sense, he knows how to tell a good story, and to do it with words and phrases that stamp on the mind a lasting impression of the sights, sounds, and smells of southern India’
    ‘Brings the art of grand narrative back to the Indian novel in English’

    posted Tuesday, September 4 2007
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