Paperback Raita - Brossura

Rhode, William

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0743220692 ISBN 13: 9780743220699

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2002

Riassunto

A fresh new voice in fiction explores what happens when the party stops, the drugs wear off and the living has to begin. 'By the time you read this letter I'll be dead and you'll be cursing me because it is the only thing I have left you.' When Joshua King's father dies of a Viagra overdose, he leaves his son a fortune - on condition that Josh writes a bestselling novel. But the last thing Josh wants is a purpose in life: he's far too busy travelling, taking drugs and growing his hair. Now, uncomfortably ensconced in dirty, downtown Delhi, working for a pittance at Hindu Week, still desperately searching for inspiration, Josh reckons he's on to the Big One. Which is to find, befriend and finally unmask the subcontinent's legendary drug baron, Baba. A quest that will surely give him scope for a novel. Two weeks later, penniless and starving in Mumbai's Caged City, selling heroin to street kids, wanted for questioning after the murder of a Bollywood superstar, Josh's very survival depends on his finding Baba.

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Recensione:

'Far from joining the ranks of Post-Modern literary tricksters chasing a new definition of authorship, William Rhode has written a rollicking Anglo-Indian thriller with a twist ... Think Kipling's Plain Tales told by a 21st Century PG Wodehouse'
THE TIMES
'This crazy tale of drugs, dreams and a Viagra overdose that the literary in-crowd are calling this year's answer to The Beach'
MARIE CLAIRE (hot stuff)
'A fresh spin on the Generation - X story'
EVE
'Should appeal to fans of The Beach'
GLAMOUR
'Rhode has skilfully put together a good novel that has the intelligence of a classic without losing the contemporary cutting edge ... Few Events are more thrilling than finding a novel that takes story-telling in a new direction. The witty, provocative and ultimately wise Paperback Raita from William Rhode is a novel a new generation has been waiting for'
ASIAN TIMES
'A fast, furious, colourful debut'
BOOKSELLER
'a confident, energetically written, cheekily ironic
and mordantly funny companion to stuff into the backpack'
DAILY MAIL
'A devious thriller... entertaining'
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Whacky'
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
'Reads like a James Bond script ... an entertaining package' HEAT
'This funny and gripping tale shuns 'Delhi Belly' depictions of India, showing instead a far more interesting
side of the country'
NEW WOMAN
'A heavy dose of backpacking lad lit from
a young British writer'
MIRROR
'Like a spicy Pot Noodle - tasty, seductive'
TNT
'Fantastical, provocative and world-wise jape'
BELFAST TELEGRAPH

L'autore:

Born in London, William Rhode has worked for Reuters in India, made films in Thailand, and worked in Hong Kong as a financial journalist. After working for a while as the editor for the financial magazine RISK in New York, he finally plucked up the courage to quit his job in pursuit of his dream to write a novel. He lives in New York with his wife and son.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0743220692
• ISBN 13: 9780743220699
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 440