We That are Young

Resumen del libro

A recasting of King Lear in today's Delhi, the family at its centre consists of ageing patriarch Devraj, head of the multi-tentacled India Company, his daughters Gargi, Radha and Sita, right-hand man Ranjit and his son Jeet. They aren't simply an elite; they're practically royalty, with the Company (insistent on its capital letter) standing in for the country in more than just name, its operations covering every aspect of modern Indian life from traditional woven fabrics to coffee chains and luxury hotels. The book opens aboard a BA flight above London, with Ranjit's illegitimate son Jivan not arriving but departing, turning his back on a somewhat passé west and a white girlfriend whom he derides for her attempts to try on his culture.