Moses, a Trinidadian who has been in England for some years represents immigrants who come from all corners of the world to seek a better life. Like many immigrants he is hard-working. After years of living in a dingy basement he saves up enough money to buy a house. This title depicts West Indian Immigration in England.
A collection of writing from prison, including autobiography, letters and poems. This work also includes pieces by Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy, and Orhan Pamuk; and an extract from the last work of the Nigerian dissident Ken Saro-Wiwa, which he wrote a week before his execution in 1995.
In India, an infant is brought howling into the world, his remarkable paleness marking him out from his brown-skinned fellows. Revered at first, he is later cast out form his wealthy home when his true parentage is revealed.
It's the day before Mike Frame's fiftieth birthday and his quiet provincial life is suddenly falling apart. He has a past that his partner Miranda and step-daughter Sam know nothing about, lived under another name amidst the turbulence of the revolutionary armed struggle of the 1970s.
Hari Kunzru's new novel is a heady mix of London, Bollywood and Silicon Valley. Taking in three continents and following the lives of Guy, Arjun and Leela as they make their way in the real world, Transmission is a brilliant and funny take on life at the click of a mouse.