The Devourers Read By Indra Das
| Title | : | The Devourers |
| Author | : | Indra Das |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Page | : | 306 pages |
| ISBN | : | 110196751X |
For readers of Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, China Mi ville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination On a cool evening in Kolkata, India, beneath a full moon, as the whirling rhythms of traveling musicians fill the night, college professor Alok encounters a mysterious stranger with a bizarre confession a For readers of Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, China Mi ville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination On a cool evening in Kolkata, India, beneath a full moon, as the whirling rhythms of traveling musicians fill the night, college professor Alok encounters a mysterious stranger with a bizarre confession and an extraordinary story Tantalized by the man s unfinished tale, Alok will do anything to hear its completion So Alok agrees, at the stranger s behest, to transcribe a collection of battered notebooks, weathered parchments, and once living skins From these documents spills the chronicle of a race of people at once than human yet kin to beasts, ruled by instincts and desires blood deep and ages old The tale features a rough wanderer in seventeenth century Mughal India who finds himself irrevocably drawn to a defiant woman and destined to be torn asunder by two clashing worlds With every passing chapter of beauty and brutality, Alok s interest in the stranger grows and evolves into something darker and urgent Shifting dreamlike between present and past with intoxicating language, visceral action, compelling characters, and stark emotion, The Devourers offers a reading experience quite unlike any other novel.Praise for The Devourers A chilling, gorgeous saga that spans several centuries and many lands The all too human characters including the nonhuman ones and the dreamlike, recursive plot serve to entrance the reader There s no escaping The Devourers Readers will savor every bite N K Jemisin, The New York Times Book Review The Devourers is beautiful It is brutal It is violent and vicious It also showcases Das s incredible prowess with language and rhythm, and his ability to weave folklore and ancient legend with modern day loneliness Tor.com A wholly original, primal tale of love, violence, and transformation Pierce Brown, 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Red Rising Trilogy Astonishing a narrative that takes possession of you and pulls you along in its wake M R Carey, author of The Girl with All the Gifts Every sentence of this ferocious and extraordinary book pulses with life An absolute masterpiece Daniel Jos Older, author of Half Resurrection Blues Profoundly moving and endlessly inventive Ken Liu, World Fantasy Award winning author of The Grace of Kings Das s brutal, intoxicating, and gorgeously visceral debut merges an often mythic sensibility with an appreciation for the coarse beauty of the everyday Publishers Weekly starred review A sensual tale of violence and desire for fans of Anne Rice s Interview with the Vampire but with a fascinating setting beautifully described Library Journal starred review Das s narrative is lush, imaginative, and hypnotic, bringing to life scenes of savagery and moments of wonder
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For readers of Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, China Mi ville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and capt
306 pagesIndra Das
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