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Cover art for BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS
NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 7, 2012

"The best book yet written on India in the throes of a brutal transition."
In her debut, Pulitzer Prize–winning New Yorker staff writer Boo creates an intimate, unforgettable portrait of India's urban poor. Read full book review >
Cover art for INDIA BECOMING
NONFICTION
Released: March 15, 2012

"An honest, conflicted glimpse of a country "still sorting through the contradictions of a rapid, and inevitably messy, transformation.""
Lively, anecdotal look at the people who have been vastly changed by the entrepreneurial explosion in India. Read full book review >
Cover art for INDIA
NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012

"At times a bit dense for the casual reader, but Eck's perseverance illuminates one of the world's most mysterious and multifaceted countries."
A far-reaching exploration of the spiritual geography and sacred spaces of India. Read full book review >
Cover art for INDIA
NONFICTION
Released: June 10, 2011

"A perfectly chaotic encapsulation of Indian government, economy and social life."
A rollicking, ambitious journey through Indian history and mores from a keen English journalist and National Book Critics Circle Award winner. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE ARTIST OF DISAPPEARANCE
FICTION
Released: Dec. 6, 2011

"A deft exploration of the limits people place on themselves by trying to cling to the past."
The three protagonists in this trio of novellas struggle with fulfilling their desires while life in modern India speeds past them. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNED
NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 7, 2011

" With passion and grace, Deb deftly paints a vivid picture of the difficulties and dichotomies facing the people of today's India."
A frank look at modern India, told through the stories of its most hopeful and its most desperate people. Read full book review >