The Temple-goers

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA AWARD FOR FIRST NOVEL 2010A controversial No.1 bestseller in India, The Temple-goers introduces us to a sensational new story-telling talent – and a shocking new side of Indian society. It tells the story of two young men from very different sides of the tracks: one cast adrift in a world of fashion parties, media moguls and designer labels, the other who reveals to him the city’s hidden and squalid underbelly. But when a body is found floating in the canal and one of them is accused of the murder, some deeply unsettling truths begin to emerge, exposing their friendship and the dark and troubled heart of the city in which they live…

Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 3.5 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

304

Publisher

Year Published

2011-3-31

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0141045698

About The Author

Aatish Taseer was born in Delhi in 1980. He has worked as reporter for Time Magazine and has written for the Sunday Times, Prospect and India Today. He has also written a travel memoir, Stranger to History: a Son's Journey through Islamic Lands (2009) and a highly acclaimed translation Manto: Selected Stories (2008). He lives in Delhi and London.

A gripping tangle of politics, murder, bribery and betrayal

Other text

A young writer to watch

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