Siddhartha Deb est un auteur indien formé en Inde et à l'Université Columbia, aux États-Unis. Deb a commencé sa carrière dans le journalisme en tant que journaliste sportif à Calcutta en 1994 avant de déménager à Delhi pour poursuivre sa carrière de journaliste.
India is a country where you take a nap and someone has stolen your job, where you buy a BMW but still have to idle for cows crossing your path. In this book, the author takes us into the new India through the lives of an unforgettable group of Indians.
A young journalist in Calcutta becomes captivated by a disturbing photograph of a woman, prompting him to investigate the violent event it depicts. His journey takes him to a tumultuous region of India, rife with civil unrest fueled by timber, drugs, and arms. As he delves deeper, the line between truth and illusion blurs, complicating his quest to uncover the woman's story and revealing the dangers that lie in the shadows of his pursuit.
Exploring the complexities of a father-son relationship, the narrative delves into the lives of Babu and Doctor Dam against the backdrop of a changing India. Told in reverse chronological order, it highlights the disintegration of ideals post-colonialism and the tensions within their household, marked by misunderstanding and resentment. As Babu seeks to comprehend his father's past and their shared heritage, he embarks on a profound journey through memories, reflecting the broader struggles of identity and belonging in a fractured society.
"Delhi, the near future: a former journalist goes in search of answers after she finds herself stripped of identity and citizenship and thrust into a vast conspiracy involving secret detention centers, government sanctioned murders, online rage, nationalist violence, and a figure of shifting identifies known as the "New Delhi Monkey Man." Bhopal, 1984: an assassin hunts a whistleblower through a central Indian city that will shortly be the site of the worst industrial disaster in history. Calcutta, 1947: a veterinary student's life and work connect him to an ancient Vedic aircraft. And in 1859, a detachment of British soldiers rides toward the Himalayas in search of the last surviving leader of an anti-colonial rebellion. These timelines interweave to form a kaleidoscopic, epic novel in which each section is a pursuit, centered around a character who must find or recover crucial but hidden truths in their respective time. Mirroring the future and the past, these narratives illuminate and reimagine Indian identity and history. The Light at the End of the World, Siddhartha Deb's first novel in a decade and a half, is an astonishing work that brilliantly reimagines the structure of one of the world's oldest civilizations.Delhi, the near future: a former journalist goes in search of answers after she finds herself stripped of identity and citizenship and thrust into a vast conspiracy involving secret detention centers, government sanctioned murders, online rage, nationalist violence, and a figure of shifting identifies known as the "New Delhi Monkey Man." Bhopal, 1984: an assassin hunts a whistleblower through a central Indian city that will shortly be the site of the worst industrial disaster in history. Calcutta, 1947: a veterinary student's life and work connect him to an ancient Vedic aircraft. And in 1859, a detachment of British soldiers rides toward the Himalayas in search of the last surviving leader of an anti-colonial rebellion. These timelines interweave to form a kaleidoscopic, epic novel in which each section is a pursuit, centered around a character who must find or recover crucial but hidden truths in their respective time. Mirroring the future and the past, these narratives illuminate and reimagine Indian identity and history. The Light at the End of the World, Siddhartha Deb's first novel in a decade and a half, is an astonishing work that brilliantly reimagines the structure of one of the world's oldest civilizations"-- Provided by publisher