Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
595
Language
English
Published
Dec 17, 2012
Publisher
Pan Macmillan India
ISBN-10
9382616012
ISBN-13
9789382616016
Description
Watch Mumbai turn into Kurukshetra in The Last War
The Greatest Story Ever Told . . . Again
A modern-day version of The Mahabharata, The Last War is a page-turning account of brothers in arms and families at war. In the gritty expanse of India’s most dynamic city, Mumbai, from its ritzy high-rises to its mean streets and slums, loyalties are tested, blood is drawn and only ‘dharma’ can justify the means to a devastating end.
About the author:
Sandipan Deb spent several years in the corporate world before shifting to journalism. He has been the managing editor of Outlook, the editor of The Financial Express and was the founder-editor of Open. He is also the author of The IITians: The Story of an Extraordinary Indian Institution and How Its Alumni Are Reshaping the World, which has been translated into Chinese and Korean. A collection of his writings over the years can be accessed at sandipanonline.com. The Last War is his first novel.
The Greatest Story Ever Told . . . Again
A modern-day version of The Mahabharata, The Last War is a page-turning account of brothers in arms and families at war. In the gritty expanse of India’s most dynamic city, Mumbai, from its ritzy high-rises to its mean streets and slums, loyalties are tested, blood is drawn and only ‘dharma’ can justify the means to a devastating end.
About the author:
Sandipan Deb spent several years in the corporate world before shifting to journalism. He has been the managing editor of Outlook, the editor of The Financial Express and was the founder-editor of Open. He is also the author of The IITians: The Story of an Extraordinary Indian Institution and How Its Alumni Are Reshaping the World, which has been translated into Chinese and Korean. A collection of his writings over the years can be accessed at sandipanonline.com. The Last War is his first novel.
Genres
Mystery
Action & Adventure
Crime