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Description for Loot
paperback.
'Loot held me spellbound from the first page...an expertly-plotted, deeply affecting novel ' Maggie O’Farrell
Young toy maker and dreamer Abbas is whisked away to Tipu Sultan's glorious palace in Mysore and ordered to create a musical tiger to delight Tipu's sons.
When he is apprenticed to eccentric clockmaker Monsieur Du Leze, Abbas finds an unexpected friend who encourages his skill and hunger for learning. Through Du Leze, he also meets the unforgettable Jehanne, who has questions and ambitions of her own.
But when British soldiers attack and loot Mysore, Abbas's world is turned upside down ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781787304161
SKU
9781787304161
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Tania James
Tania James's debut novel Atlas of Unknowns was a New York Times Editor's Choice and was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian literature. She has also written the short story collection Aerogrammes, and her stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, Freeman's: The Future of New Writing, One Story and A Public Space. The Tusk That Did ... Read more
Reviews for Loot
[An] epic sweep of a novel, which travels from India to Europe in the company of a fascinating range of characters...Niftily constructed, the novel packs in doomed romance, the horrors of colonialism and palace plots
Daily Mail
Strongly recommending this exquisitely crafted and rich historical story to everyone I know . . . Tania James has created such ... Read more
Daily Mail
Strongly recommending this exquisitely crafted and rich historical story to everyone I know . . . Tania James has created such ... Read more