Narcopolis a novel

A tale of vice and passion set against a backdrop of late 1970s Bombay finds a New Yorker becoming entranced with the underworld culture of an opium den and brothel where he encounters a pipe-making eunuch, a violent businessman, and a Chinese refugee.

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Main Author: Thayil, Jeet, 1959-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Edition:1st American ed.
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Summary:A tale of vice and passion set against a backdrop of late 1970s Bombay finds a New Yorker becoming entranced with the underworld culture of an opium den and brothel where he encounters a pipe-making eunuch, a violent businessman, and a Chinese refugee.
Physical Description:288 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9781594203305 (hbk.)
159420330X (hbk.)
Author Notes:Jeet Thayil was born in 1959 in Kerala, India. He was educated in Hong Kong, New York, and Bombay, cities where his father worked as an editor and writer. His four poetry collections include These Errors Are Correct and English , and he is the editor of The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets . As a musician and songwriter, he is one half of the contemporary music project Sridhar/ Thayil. Narcopolis is his first novel. He lives in Delhi.