Synopses & Reviews
A year after his divorce, Jayojit Chatterjee, an economics professor in the American Midwest, travels to his native Calcutta with his young son, Bonny, to spend the summer holidays with his parents. Jayojit is no more accustomed to spending time alone with Bonny-who lives with his mother in California-than he is with the Admiral and his wife, whose daily rhythms have become so synchronized as to become completely foreign to their son. Together, the unlikely foursome struggles to pass the protracted hours of summer, each in his or her own way mourning Jayojits failed marriage. And as Jayojit walks the bustling streets of Calcutta, he finds himself not only caught between clashing memories of India and America, but also between different versions of his life, revisiting lost opportunity, realized potential, and lingering desire.
As he did in his acclaimed trilogy Freedom Song, Amit Chaudhuri lovingly captures lifes every detail on the page while infusing the quiet interactions of daily existence with depth and compassion.
Synopsis
In A New World Amit Chaudhuri, acclaimed author of Freedom Song, once again brilliantly infuses a quiet tale of family life with extraordinary depth and compassion.
A year after his divorce, Jayojit Chatterjee travels to his native Calcutta with his young son to visit his parents. Together, the unlikely foursome struggles to pass to the protracted hours of summer, each in his or her own way mourning Jayojit's recently failed marriage. And as Jayojit walks the bustling streets of Calcutta, he is not only caught between clashing memories of India and America, but between different versions of his life, revisiting both realized potential and lost opportunity. A New World is a richly evoked and tender tale from one of the most gifted writers working in English today.
About the Author
Amit Chaudhuri lives in Calcutta.