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Preti Taneja
This new novel by the British-Asian writer Preti Taneja is an adaptation of King Lear situated in contemporary India. A parable about greed and wealth, it depicts a Punjabi business family in Delhi and uses “Hinglish” borrowed from Bollywood films.
Penguin Random House, 560 pages, Rs 599
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