The Machine Is Learning
Author: Tanuj Solanki
ISBN: 9789361133114
Price: Rs. 310.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
From the Winner of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2019 ¹…œDrawing on the years he has spent in the strange world of insurance, Tanuj Solanki writes one of those rare novels which deals with the world of work, where his protagonist circles India, terminating unwanted employees and flushing his cufflinks down the toilet in an airport loo. A keenly observed and nuanced portrait of the working life, this novel tells you what it must be like to be part of the Tinder generation JERRY PINTO, author of Em and the Big Hoom and Murder in Mahim Saransh works at a life insurance company, as part of the Special Projects Group (SPG). Their current project is top-secret: the development of an Artificial Intelligence system that will leave 552 branch-level employees redundant overnight. Because of site-specific customizations, however, the system needs to collect information from the companys various branches. Thus begins a cycle in which Saransh travels across the country, interviewing the very people that his machine will replace soon. Meanwhile, his conscientious ex-journalist girlfriend Jyoti repeatedly questions Saranshs complicity in the impending destruction of hundreds of lives. The Machine is Learning is a novel about twenty-first-century workplaces, love and the impact of technology in all of our lives. It interrogates a world order that accommodates guilt but offers no truly ethical course correction.
Browse this title within our Fiction & Bestsellers collection. Edition details: English, 288 pages. Reference ISBN: 9789361133114.
About the Author
Tanuj Solanki is a Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar-winning novelist and short story writer living in Gurugram, India.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- General Fiction Readers (All Ages)
- Language & Format
- English • Paperback
- ISBN Reference
- 9789361133114
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan India
- Pan-India Delivery
- Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India
What is this book about?
From the Winner of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2019 ¹…œDrawing on the years he has spent in the strange world of insurance, Tanuj Solanki writes one of those rare novels which deals with the world of work, where his protagonist circles India, terminating unwanted employees and flushing his...
Who should read this book?
Recommended for readers who enjoy Fiction & Bestsellers and are looking for genuine, well-crafted literature by Tanuj Solanki.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this novel for its sharp, humane look at modern work and quiet anxieties we rarely talk about. As you follow Saransh across India, you feel the tension between ambition, technology, and empathy in a world ruled by algorithms. Wry, observant, and deeply relatable, it captures millennial restlessness and moral unease with subtle humour. This is a thoughtful, literary read that stays with you long after the last page.
- Published by Pan Macmillan India.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 288.
Catalog Description
From the Winner of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2019 ¹…œDrawing on the years he has spent in the strange world of insurance, Tanuj Solanki writes one of those rare novels which deals with the world of work, where his protagonist circles India, terminating unwanted employees and flushing his cufflinks down the toilet in an airport loo. A keenly observed and nuanced portrait of the working life, this novel tells you what it must be like to be part of the Tinder generation JERRY PINTO, author of Em and the Big Hoom and Murder in Mahim Saransh works at a life insurance company, as part of the Special Projects Group (SPG). Their current project is top-secret: the development of an Artificial...
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