A black comedy about writing focuses on a young novelist who is about to publish his first book amid intense feelings of paranoia and powerful delusions that drive him to the brink of insanity and suicide. Original.

A magical combination of modern sensibility, present-future technology, and dark humor tells the story of two friends--Rakesh and Royal Engineer Vasant--who travel across India and encounter many wonders, from the massive god of wood to the Pragmatic Monks, who perform miracles of meditation. 20,000 first printing.