A time outside this time / Amitava Kumar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kumar, Amitava, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and culture--Fiction.

Politics and culture.

Truthfulness and falsehood--Fiction.

Truthfulness and falsehood.

United States.

Authors--Fiction.

Authors.

Artists--Fiction.

Artists.

East Indian Americans--Fiction.

East Indian Americans.

United States--21st century--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Political fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

243 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

Summary:

"When a writer named Satya attends a prestigious artist retreat, he finds the pressures of the outside world won't let up: President Trump rages online; a dangerous virus envelops the globe; and the 24-hour news cycle throws fuel on every fire. For most of the retreat fellows, such stories are unbearable distractions; but for Satya, these Orwellian interruptions begin to crystalize into an idea for his new novel, Enemies of the People, about the lies we tell ourselves and each other. Satya scours his life for moments where truth bends toward the imagined, and misinformation is mistaken as fact. Sifting through the President's tweets, newspaper clippings, childhood memories from India, and moments as an immigrant, a husband, father, and teacher, A Time Outside This Time captures our feverish political moment with intelligence, beauty, and an eye for the uncanny. It is a brilliant meditation on life in a post-truth era"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I'm writing a novel, but there is the news

My experiment with ants

Bias studies

The fall of a sparrow

The nature of love

The velocity of lies

The death of information

Have you seen the sea?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780593319017

059331901X

OCLC:

1226990771