num_pages: 88
description: Translated from the Italian, this winner of the Prix Medicis Etranger for 1987 is an enigmatic novel set in modern India. Roux, the narrator, is in pursuit of a mysterious friend named Xavier. His search, which develops into a quest, takes him from town to town across the subcontinent.
language: English
title: Indian Nocturne
titlecomplete: Indian Nocturne
genres: Italian Literature, Travel, Italy, India, Asia, Novella, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 3083
places: India
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Prix Médicis Etranger
publisher: New Directions