Odysseus Abroad: Odysseus Abroad: A novel

In Odysseus Abroad, Amit Chaudhuri charts a day in the life of two Indian men--a twenty-two-year-old student trying (and failing) at being a poet and his bachelor uncle, who has been living in genteel poverty for nearly three decades--as they explore London, the city they now call home.

A wistful and beguiling work of fiction, the novel follows nephew and uncle on one of their weekly forays about town, as they ruminate on their situations, the art of living, and each other. Marked by the same sensual richness that is a hallmark of all of Chaudhuri's work, here is a charming yet candid look at the experiences of the outsider, the struggles of youth and loneliness, and the spiky, needful, sometimes comical, yet ultimately loving connection between two generations.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Published: 02/09/2016
ISBN: 9781101971451
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 02/21/2016 pg. 28