num_pages: 553
description: The story of a billionaire family dynasty led by a gold-plated madman stewed in corruption mired in violence riven by infighting deception and lies The resonances will be there for anyone who knows King Lear - not to mention anyone struggling to come to terms with the new world order - from the rise of the religious right wing in India to the Trump dynasty in the United States. This is not just Shakespeare repurposed for our times  its a novel that urgently matters in 2017 and which will resonate for years to come. Jivan Singh the bastard scion of the Devraj family returns to his childhood home after a long absence  only to witness the unexpected resignation of the ageing patriarch from the vast corporation he founded the Devraj Company. On the same day Sita Devrajs youngest daughter absconds  refusing to submit to the marriage her father wants for her. Meanwhile Radha and Gargi Sitas older sisters must deal with the fallout And so begins a brutal deathly struggle for power ranging over the luxury hotels and spas of New Delhi and Amritsar the Palaces and slums of Napurthala to Srinagar Kashmir. Told in astonishing prose  a great torrent of words and imagery  We that are young is a modern-day King Lear that bursts with energy and fierce beautifully measured rage. Set against the backdrop of the anti-corruption protests in 20112012 it provides startling insights into modern India the clash of youth and age the hectic pace of life in one of the worlds fastest growing economies  and the ever-present spectre of death. More than that this is a novel about the human heart. And its breaking point.
language: English
title: We That Are Young
publisher: Galley Beggar Press