In this, his fifth novel, one of India's most widely read authors returns to territories he knows best: twentieth-century Indian history, bogus religion and sexuality. After Nehru, Victor Jai Bhagwan is Mahatma Gandhi's favourite Indian-a brilliant young man with the temperament of a leader and fiercely committed to his country. Though Victor adores and respects Gandhi, he disagrees with the Mahatma's vision for the future of India. He returns from university in England determined to bring the benefits of modern industry to the subcontinent, and within a few years of India's independence, becomes the country's biggest tycoon. But this is not the only ideal of Gandhi's that he defies: facing a midlife crisis, he falls passionately in love with a tantric god-woman (who keeps a tiger as her pet and has a dubious past). She introduces him to the leasures of unbridled sexuality, but also becomes the reason for his downfall. Comic, tender and erotic by turns, Burial at Sea is vintage Khushwant Singh.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Random House India
ISBN-13
9780143415145
eBay Product ID (ePID)
138679609
Product Key Features
Book Title
Burial at Sea
Author
Khushwant Singh
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature, Books
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
156 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Khushwant Singh
Country/Region of Manufacture
India
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