The Valley Of Masks by Tarun J Tejpal

This is an extraordinary novel, one removed from any you’re likely to read’ – Sunil Khilnani This brilliant, superbly imaginative but terribly disturbing novel transcends borders, cultures, reading habits and literary fashions. As a story of the inhumanity of any human search for absolute perfection, it probably has no parallel in our literature. As a fable, it has a moral that will return to haunt you’ – Ashis Nandy A searing exploration of the universal pathologies of power, purity and dogma, of men and their fantasies, The Valley of Masks is a remarkably original novel, masterful and universal. A must-read for generations to come …