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The world is often celebrating, oblivious to \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the tragedy and pain some artists go through in the sordid realization that \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e they cannot grow and succeed in the current milieu. \u003ci\u003e Seppuku \u003c\/i\u003e is so fluid it \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e is hard to put it down until one has finished reading it' \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e Chintan Upadhyay, painter \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePratap Narayan rises out of nowhere to become an unprecedented \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003esuccess in the world of art. He is the most sought-after Indian painter \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eon the international circuit. So sound is his standing that, even when \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ethe art market virtually collapses in 2008, Pratap's position remains \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eunassailable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fellow artist from his early days, Baldev Sharma of Bareilly, narrates \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePratap Narayan's escapades - his time as a struggling artist, his \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ecomplex and controversial relationships \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewith women, and his unmatched ability \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eto network. Seppuku unfolds against the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efascinating backdrop of the art world \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewith its whimsical art collectors, businesssavvy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003egallery owners, wannabe art party \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ecrashers, camera-hungry socialites and \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ecynical critics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first novel in a trilogy from the pen of \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ea seasoned art critic, this is a heady mix \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eof scandal and glamour. 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