A groundbreaking portrait of a nation on the cusp of a new age.
**Winner of the 2024 MATHRUBHUMI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD and the 2024 RAMNATH GOENKA SAHITYA SAMAAN AWAWRD FOR BEST DEBUT FICTION / Shortlisted for the 2023 ATTA GALATTA PRIZE FOR FICTION and the 2023 KALINGA LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION**
'A fearless achievement' The New Yorker
'Quarterlife is a revelation . . . and deserves the widest attention' Observer
'A landmark novel' The Indian Express
'Powerful, demanding, rewarding' Daily Mail
The Bharat Party has come to power after a divisive election. Naren, a jaded Wall Street consultant, is lured home to Mumbai by their promise of ' better days '. With him is Amanda, a restless New Englander eager to live her ideals through a social-impact fellowship in a slum. Meanwhile, Naren ' s brother Rohit sets out to find his ancestral heritage in the countryside, where he ends up befriending the fiery young men who drive the Hindu nationalist machine. As they each come to grips with New India, their journeys coalesce into a riveting portrait of a society on the brink of violence.
Written with grace and precision, Quarterlife is a meditation on the roots of political belief in a time of crises for democracies worldwide.
'An acutely portrayed and ambitious reckoning' Guardian
'The most accomplished political novel of the Modi years' Granta
'By a distance the best debut of the year' Wall Street Journal
