Ghachar Ghochar: A Novel

Ghachar Ghochar: A Novel

<b>“A great Indian novel." <b><b><b>—<i>The New York Times Book Review </i>(Editors' Choice)<br><br></b>"A classic tale of wealth and moral ruin." <b>—<i>The New Yorker</i></b><br><br></b></b>"<i>Ghachar Ghochar </i>introduces us to a master." —<i>The Paris Review</i></b><br>  <br>A young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. 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. Allegiances realign; marriages are arranged and begin to falter; and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become “ghachar ghochar”—a nonsense phrase uttered by one meaning something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied. <br><br>Elegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humor, <i>Ghachar Ghochar</i> is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings—and consequences—of financial gain in contemporary India.<br><br><br>Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award<br>One of the BBC's "10 Books You Should Read in February"<br>One of Publishers Weekly's<i> "</i>Writers to Watch Spring 2017"<br>One of the NewYorker.com contributors' "Books We Loved in 2016"