Keynote
Bestselling author Udayan Mukherjee weaves a colourful tapestry of lives under lockdown, and examines what happens when people are forced to confront their own mortality.
Description
A British climber stranded in the Himalayan border town of Munsiyari forms a bond with his host's seven-year-old grandson. Two funeral workers at a Benaras ghat try to work their way out of the dwindling business of cremations. A domestic worker, sent on paid leave, confronts the insecurities of the shifting landscape for people on the margins of an urban metropolis. Hundreds of returning migrant workers turn up unannounced at the gates of an erstwhile Rajbari in Kolkata in the wake of a devastating cyclone. In Essential Items, Udayan Mukherjee examines oft overlooked human attributes – resilience, faith, survival – put to test by a pandemicÂforced lockdown. Written in stark, minimalist prose, these poignant but darkly funny stories delve into peculiarities of our families and communities, papered over by the myth of growing prosperity.
Sales and Marketing
Highlights Udayan Mukherjee is the bestselling author of Dark Circles, which was widely reviewed and lauded.
The book is a timely offering as we live through this pandemic, and will be relatable to a large audience.
Reviews
A truly gifted writer.'" - Vivek Shanbhag "‘A powerful writer whose prose tugs at your heart strings.’"  Karan Thapar
Author Biography
Udayan Mukherjee was born in Calcutta. For two decades, he was the face of the Indian financial markets, as anchor and Managing Editor of CNBC. He is the author of the novel Dark Circles, also published by Bloomsbury, and the crime novel A Death in the Himalayas. This is his third book.
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