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Come and meet the author of 2007's most timely
novel. 2007 is the 60th
anniversary of Indian independence and partition. The Peacock Throne
by
Sujit Saraf looks at modern India as seen through the eyes of a
tea seller
in Delhi. The novel opens with the assassination of Indira Gandhi
and the
subsequent riots that followed. It then charts the fortunes of Gopal,
the
tea seller, as he becomes embroiled in the political machinations
of
scheming politicians and businessmen. Taking in politics, race,
religious
violence and a rapidly changing economy- The Peacock Throne presents
an bewitching and often shocking portrait of India today.
Sujit Saraf was born in India in 1969. He was educated in Darjeeling
and
Delhi and graduated as an engineer from the Indian Institute of
Technology
in 1991. He subsequently studied at Berkeley, receiving a PhD in
1997. His
first novel, Limbo, was published by HarperCollins India in 1994
and in 1995
he co-founded the theatre company, Naatak, for which he has written
and
directed plays as well as two feature films. He currently works
as a
research scientist on space missions and satellite control, and
lives
with his wife and daughter in San Jose, California.
Members’ Priority Booking Period
to 10 January then open to
the public. Asia House Members and concs £4, Non-members £7
Tickets available from Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street,
London Tel: 020 7307 5454 mailto:enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk |
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