Synopsis
From the acclaimed author of Immigrant, Montana comes a one-of-a-kind novel about memory, politics, a world of lies, and the ways in which truth can be not only stranger than fiction, but a fiction of its own.
'A shimmering assault on the Zeitgeist.' – The New Yorker
When Satya attends a prestigious artists’ retreat, he finds the pressures of the outside world...
Details
05 January 2023256 pages
9781529062984Imprint: Picador
Reviews
In this age of lies, can we rely on fiction to cover the facts? Amitava Kumar’s entertaining and incisive A Time Outside This Time provides a convincing answer . . . necessary and beautiful.Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild
A brilliant, expansive account of one man’s attempt to follow his moral compass through a maze of disinformation and discord. Kumar has an uncanny ability to find and illuminate the radiance that remains in our half-ruined world.Jenny Offill, author of Weather and Dept of Speculation
Beautiful, deft and full of memorable details . . . A Time Outside This Time is a courageous book, incredibly relevant for the present moment and crucial for imagining a better future.Aleksandar Hemon, author of Nowhere Man and The Lazarus Project
Like a modern Orwell or Thoreau, Amitava Kumar explores the dangers of disinformation and the ways politics shape our everyday lives. Sensuous and searching, this is an absorbing portrait of an inspired artist in the midst of our maddening cultural moment.Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies
