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| Author | Neel Mukherjee |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus (UK); W. W. Norton (US) |
Publication date | 22 May 2014 (UK); 1 October 2014 (US) |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 528 pp (UK hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7011-8629-6 |
The Lives of Others is a novel by Neel Mukherjee. It was published in 2014 by Chatto & Windus in the UK and W. W. Norton & Company in the US. The novel, the author's second one, was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize on 9 September 2014.[1] Bookbinder Tom McEwan was commissioned to make a custom binding for the book at the ceremony at the Guildhall.[2]
The novel is set in Calcutta (Kolkata) in the 1960s and follows a wealthy business family, one of whose members gets involved in extremist political activism. The book deals with the chasm between generations, and is set against a backdrop in which the gulf between the poor and the wealthy has never been wider.[3]
- ^ "Neel Mukherjee shortlisted for 2014 Man Booker prize". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Designer bindings of Man Booker shortlist on display at Waterstones, Piccadilly | the Man Booker Prizes". Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014., "Designer bindings of Man Booker shortlist on display at Waterstones, Piccadilly". Retrieved on 19 December 2014.
- ^ "The Lives of Others". 2014 Man Booker Prize. Retrieved 23 September 2014.