Vauhini Vara: The Immortal King Rao
Vauhini Vara's lyrical and thought-provoking debut novel begins in India in the 1950s, following a young man born into a Dalit family of coconut farmers in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh.
ISBN: |
9781611854411 |
Author: |
Vauhini Vara |
Page: |
384 |
Binding: |
Soft cover |
Publication date: |
2023 |
Format: |
Book |
Publisher: |
GROVE PRESS BOOKS |
Language: |
English |
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King Rao, as he comes to be known, later moves to the US, where he studies in Seattle, meeting the love of his life and his business partner, the smart and self-assured Margie. King Rao ultimately rises up through Silicon Valley to become the most famous tech CEO in the world and the leader of a powerful, corporate-owned global government. Yet he ultimately ends up living on a remote island off the coast of Washington state, an exile from the world which he has helped build. Finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction.
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