![]() Shortlisted for the ALTA National Translation Award in Prose Named a Best Book of the Year by the Guardian, Globe and Mail, and Publishers Weekly “Ghachar Ghochar introduces us to a master.” - The Paris Review ![]() “A classic tale of wealth and moral ruin.” - The New Yorker Things become “ghachar ghochar”-a nonsense phrase uttered by one meaning something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied.Įlegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humor, Ghachar Ghochar is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings-and consequences-of financial gain in contemporary India. Allegiances realign marriages are arranged and begin to falter and conflict brews ominously in the background. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house on the other side of Bangalore, and try to adjust to a new way of life, the family dynamic begins to shift. “A modern classic.” - The New York Times Book ReviewĪ young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. ONE OF VULTURE'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYįINALIST FOR THE L.A. ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOKS OF 2017 ![]()
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