Rahul Raina

A tightly written, fast-paced, often sharply savage societal satire... a rollicking readSunday TimesAn absolute riot - part thriller, part satire of contemporary urban IndiaMail on Sunday Roars will brilliance, freshness and so much heartKevin KwanJoyousThe TimesIf youre fat and Indian, youre rich; if youre fat and poor, youre lying. Its only the West where the rich are thin and vegan and moral...Ramesh Kumar grew up deprived and unloved, working on his fathers tea stall in the Old City of Delhi. Now, brilliant but poor, he makes a lucrative living taking tests for the sons of Indias elite. When one of his clients, the sweet but hapless eighteen-year-old Rudi Saxena, places first in the All Indias, the national university entrance exams, Ramesh sees an unmissable opportunity. Cashing in on Rudis newfound celebrity, all goes well for both boys for a while. But Rudis role on a game show leads the boys through a maze of crimes both large and small, and their dizzying journey reveals an India in all its complexity, beauty and squalor.

«Arranca entre Mr. Ripley y Parásitos y se convierte en un tren bala donde huele a sudor, risa, rabia de clase y colonia cara. La gran novela de arribistas ya tiene su versión india, pulp, ácida y tr

Como si los hermanos Coen hubieran contratado a Juan Marsé yse lo hubieran llevado a la India. «El primer secuestro no fue mi culpa. Los demás, sí.» Si eres millonario y tienes un hijo vago, pero qui