The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
'The first great novel of the war in Afghanistan' Wall Street Journal You’ve had no sleep since the firefight last night. The morning fog beyond the walls of your base lifts to reveal a lone woman approaching the gate. She says she has come to claim the body of her brother killed in last night’s attack. Is she a terrorist? A spy? A lunatic? Or what she says she is – a grieving sister? What should you do? What do you do? Shortlisted for the Criticos Prize and the Boeke Prize and longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the DSC Asian Literature Prize. One of Publishers Weekly's Ten best contemporary war novels.
Classical ideas of human dignity and honour are juxtaposed with the squalor of modern war in this important novel.. A beautiful and heartfelt lamentation -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times *
His lyrical prose captures superbly the brutal realities of combat -- Francesca Angelini * Sunday Times *
Scorching, tightly wired... It's a reminder that blood fueds are as old as humanity itself -- Claire Alfree * Metro *
Written with restrained power -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
The first great novel of the war in Afghanistan * Wall Street Journal *
His lyrical prose captures superbly the brutal realities of combat -- Francesca Angelini * Sunday Times *
Scorching, tightly wired... It's a reminder that blood fueds are as old as humanity itself -- Claire Alfree * Metro *
Written with restrained power -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
The first great novel of the war in Afghanistan * Wall Street Journal *
Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya was born in Jamshedpur, India, and studied politics and philosophy at Presidency College and the University of Pennsylvania. He has taught literature and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, Bard College and the University at Albany. His novels The Gabriel Club and The Storyteller of Marrakesh have been published in eleven languages across sixteen countries.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099565772 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099565773 |
| Title | The Watch |
| Author | Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Criticos Prize 2013 (UK), Long-listed for DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2014 (UK) |
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