by Hari Kunzru · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141008288
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«The Impressionist» is the historical novel by Hari Kunzru, published by Penguin in paperback (496 pages, in English).
In early twentieth-century India, a pale-skinned boy is born into a wealthy family, but when his true ancestry is discovered he is cast out of his home. The novel follows Pran Nath on his journey through Agra, the red-light district of Bombay and colonial England, where he adopts successive identities while seeking his place in the world.
First novel by Hari Kunzru, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and the Betty Trask Award, in 2003 and 2002 respectively.
For readers of historical and literary fiction interested in colonial India, questions of identity and the period of the British Empire.
Hari Mohan Nath Kunzru is a British novelist and journalist. He is the author of the novels The Impressionist, Transmission, My Revolutions, Gods Without Men, White Tears, Red Pill, and Blue Ruin. His work has been translated into 20 languages.
