The Alchemy of Desire

Author: Tarun J TejpalPublisher: HarperCollinsYear: 2005Language: EnglishPages: 520ISBN/UPC (if available): 8172234651 DescriptionWritten from within the skin of India, The Alchemy of Desire is a novel quite unlike any other, with a power and weight of feeling one almost never encounters in contemporary literature. It celebrates the manic spirit of a country in a time of great change; and also offers, in searing, lucid prose, a deeply sensual and moving meditation on the nature of desire, history, truth, and art.Set against the brilliantly drawn backdrop of India at the turn of the millennium. The alchemy of Desire tells the story of a young couple, penniless but gloriously in love. Obsessed with each other, they move from a small town to the big city, where the narrator who dreams of being a writer works feverishly on a novel, stopping only to feed his ceaseless desire for his beautiful wife.But sensing that his writing is specious, the narrator is deeply restless. Seeking refuge, his