epub | 725.51 KB | English | Isbn: 0374607524 | Author: Pankaj Mishra | Year: 2022
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"Pankaj Mishra transforms a visceral, intimate story of one man's humble origins into a kaleidoscopic portrait of a society bedazzled by power and wealth-what it means on a human level, and what it costs. Run and Hide is a spectacular, illuminating work of fiction."
-Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach
Growing up in a small railway town, Arun always dreamed of escape. His acceptance to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, enabled through great sacrifice by his low-caste parents, is seemingly his golden ticket out of a life plagued by everyday cruelties and deprivations.
At the predominantly male campus, he meets two students from similar backgrounds. Unlike Arun-scarred by his childhood, and an uneasy interloper among go-getters-they possess the sheer will and confidence to break through merciless social barriers. The alumni of IIT eventually go on to become the financial wizards of their generation, working...
Category:Political Fiction, Political Fiction, Contemporary Literary Fiction
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