The Great Feast
Mannu Bhandari,Translated by Ruth Vanita
Price
625
ISBN
9788125014843
Language
English
Pages
144
Format
Hardback
Dimensions
140 x 216 mm
Year of Publishing
2002
Territorial Rights
World
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan

A bold expose of the contemporary Indian political scene that has cast aside morality and ethics and unfailingly betrays public trust for vested interests and private ends. The novel opens with the death of Bisesar – an unknown village youth – in itself an insignificant event. But with an important by-election around the corner, the feasting begins as opposing political parties like vultures seize upon the unfortunate event to extract political capital out of it, thereby providing sharp insights into the exercise of power and patronage.

Review for the title, “The Great Feast” written by Ms Divya Shankar, freelancer book reviewer on her Instagram page | 23 August 2021