We That Are Young
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We That Are Young is Shakespeare's King Lear reimagined as a devastating commentary on contemporary India.
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Author:Preti Taneja
9780143444589 | PB | pp. 570 | 2017 | Penguin
We That Are Young is Shakespeare’s King Lear reimagined as a devastating commentary on contemporary India.
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Jivan Singh, bastard son, returns to Delhi after fifteen years of exile to find a city on fire with protests and in the grip of drought. On the same day, Devraj, father of Jivan’s childhood playmates and founder of India’s most important Company, announces his retirement, demanding daughterly love in exchange for shares. Sita his youngest child, refuses to play, turning her back on the marriage he has arranged for her. Her sisters, Gangi and Radha, must take over the Company and cement their father’s legacy. As they struggle to make their names, a family and an empire begin to unravel.
We That Are Young is Shakespeare’s King Lear reimagined as a devastating commentary on contemporary India. From Delhi mansions to luxury hotels, from city slums to the streets of Kashmir, from palace to wayside, Preti Taneja recasts an old tale in fresh, eviscerating prose that bursts with energy and fierce, beautifully measured rage. This is the story of a country that, like the old king, is descending into madness.
| Author: | Preti Taneja |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780143444589 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 570 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Publisher: | Penguin |
| Edition: | First |
| Condition: | New |
| Country of Origin: | India |
About the Author
PRETI TANEJA was born and grew up in the UK. She teaches writing in prisons and in universities, and has worked with youth charities and in conflict and post conflict zones on minority and cultural rights. She is the co-founder of ERA Films, and of Visual Verse, the anthology of art and words. We That Are Young is her debut novel.
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