Paperback edition of the Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel set around a Bombay opium den over 3 decades. \'A blistering debut that can indeed stand proudly on the shelf next to Burroughs and De Quincey.\' }Guardian{.
Thayil was born in Kerala and is a poet, songwriter and guitarist as well as a writer.
Based in part on the author\'s own experiences, it has a cast of pimps, pushers, poets, gangsters and eunuchs.
Paperback edition of the Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel set around a Bombay opium den over 3 decades