Written in English
Booker 2014 · Shortlist
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
Neel Mukherjee · 44 when first published
Novel · 528 pages · Family, Politics, Historical
AI-generated summary:Calcutta, 1967: the eldest grandson of a prosperous family slips away to join a militant peasant movement, leaving only a note, and the crowded household he leaves behind starts to come apart.