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Black river / Nilanjana Roy.
It takes a village to kill a child. The village of Teetarpur outside Delhi, is famous for nothing until one of its children is found dead, hanging from the branch of a Jamun tree. In the largely Hindu village, suspicion quickly falls on an itinerant Muslin man, Mansoor. It's up to the local policeman Sub-Inspector Ombir Singh to get to the truth. With only one officer under him, and only a single working revolver between them, can he bring justice to a grieving father and an angry village - or will Teetarpur demand vengeance instead? This shockingly powerful literary thriller is set in a brilliantly realised modern India simmering with tension and riven by growing religious intolerance.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781782279440 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 350 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: London : Pushkin Vertigo, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: India: Context, 2022. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Children > Crimes against > Fiction. Ethnic relations > India > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Muslims > India > Fiction. Villages > India > Fiction. India > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Novels. |
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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, THE SUNDAY TIMES, AND THE FINANCIAL TIMES
A searing debut set in a modern India simmering with the tension of growing religious intolerance, by a major new international voice
This shockingly powerful âpsychological thrillerâ and âriveting murder mysteryâ is âa magnificent work of literary fictionâ perfect for fans of AGE OF VICE and WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING (Kiran Desai, Booker Prize winning author)
Teetapur, an unassuming village just a few hours outside of bustling Delhi, is famous for nothingâuntil one of its children, 8-year-old Munia, is found dead, hanging from the branch of a Jamun tree.
In the largely Hindu village, suspicion quickly falls on an itinerant Muslim man, Mansoor Suspicion ignites like wildfire, fueled by religious tensions that simmer beneath the surface.
The responsibility of uncovering the elusive truth â and prevent the lynching of the prime suspect â now rests on the weary shoulders of Sub-Inspector Ombir Singh. With only one other officer beneath him, and just a single working revolver between them, can he bring justice to a grieving father and an angry village â or will Teetapur demand vengeance instead?
Offering readers a gripping mystery and a sweeping state-of-the-nation saga, Black River stands as a searing critique of modern India, weaving an intricate narrative that captures the essence of a nation grappling with its own complexities and contradictions.
