A searing exploration of the universal pathologies of power, purity and dogma, of men and their fantasies, The Valley of Masks is a remarkably original novel, masterful and universal. A must-read for generations to come ...
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About the Author:
Tarun J. Tejpal has been a journalist for close to thirty years. He is the editor of Tehelka, a news organization famed for its public interest journalism. His novels The Alchemy of Desire and The Story of My Assassins have received worldwide recognition. He lives in New Delhi.
Review:
This is an extraordinary novel, one removed from any you re likely to read --Sunil Khilnani
This brilliant, superbly imaginative but terribly disturbing novel transcends borders, cultures, reading habits and literary fashions. As a story of the inhumanity of any human search for absolute perfection, it probably has no parallel in our literature. As a fable, it has a moral that will return to haunt you --Ashis Nandy
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- PublisherHarpercollins India
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 9350296098
- ISBN 13 9789350296097
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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