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A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceIn Temptations of the West, Pankaj Mishra brings literary authority and political insight to bear on journeys through South Asia, and considers

An End to Suffering tells of Pankaj Mishra's search to understand the Buddha's relevance in today's world, where religious violence, poverty and terrorism prevail. As he travels among Islamists and t

A novel from one of the most important public intellectuals of our time, Pankaj Mishra's Run and Hide is a vivid and moving meditation on the rise of New India, the effects of globalization, and the crisis of masculinity that accompanies these rapidly changing conditions. Growing up in a small railway town, Arun always dreamed of escape. His acceptance at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, enabled through great sacrifice by his low-caste parents, is seemingly his golden ticket out of a life plagued by everyday cruelties and deprivations. At the predominantly male campus, he meets two students from similar backgrounds. Unlike Arun--scarred by his childhood, and an uneasy interloper among go-getters--they possess the sheer will and confidence to break through merciless social barriers. The alumni of IIT eventually go on to become the financial wizards of their generation, working and playing hard from East Hampton to Tuscany--the recipients of unprecedented financial and sex

One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisisThe attempt to Westernize, modernize, or secularize the non-West was long viewed benignly as a pro

One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisisThe attempt to Westernize, modernize, or secularize the non-West was long viewed benignly as a pro

A Finalist for the Lionel Gelber PrizeShortlisted for the Orwell Prize A Financial Times and The Economist Best Book of the YearNew York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceAuthor of An End to Suffering

Pankaj Mishra is one of the most promising talents of his generation, and this stunning, universally praised novel of self-discovery heralds a remarkable career.The young Brahman Samar has come to the