No Way In
Author: Udayan Mukerjee
ISBN: 978-9393715500
Price: Rs. 720.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
It is the summer leading up to the high-stakes national election of 2014. Sabita, a middle-aged cook, lives with her son, Dinu, in a terrace room of Jol Pori, the South Kolkata mansion of the prosperous Banerjee household comprising Rana, Ila and their son, Shubho. When communal divisions rear their ugly head on the brink of a controversial election, it becomes apparent that Jol Pori, under its benign surface, is nothing but a microcosm of modern-day India with all its destructive divisions.
Browse this title within our Literature collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 272 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-9393715500.
About the Author
Udayan Mukherjee was born in Calcutta. For two decades, he was the face of the Indian financial markets, as anchor and Managing Editor of CNBC. He is the author of the novel Dark Circles, and a collection of short stories, Essential Items, both published by Bloomsbury, and the crime novel A Death in the Himalayas. No Way In is his fourth book.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General Fiction Readers (All Ages)
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-9393715500
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt Ltd
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
It is the summer leading up to the high-stakes national election of 2014. Sabita, a middle-aged cook, lives with her son, Dinu, in a terrace room of Jol Pori, the South Kolkata mansion of the prosperous Banerjee household comprising Rana, Ila and their son, Shubho. When communal divisions rear...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Literature and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Udayan Mukerjee.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this for the quiet power with which it exposes the fractures beneath everyday life. Set inside a single Kolkata household, the story draws you into intimate relationships shaped by class, politics and fear during a tense election season. Through sharply observed characters, it makes big national questions feel personal, unsettling and deeply human—leaving you reflective long after the last page.
- Published by Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt Ltd.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 272.
Catalog Description
It is the summer leading up to the high-stakes national election of 2014. Sabita, a middle-aged cook, lives with her son, Dinu, in a terrace room of Jol Pori, the South Kolkata mansion of the prosperous Banerjee household comprising Rana, Ila and their son, Shubho. When communal divisions rear their ugly head on the brink of a controversial election, it becomes apparent that Jol Pori, under its benign surface, is nothing but a microcosm of modern-day India with all its destructive divisions.
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