Capital

Compelling and insightful biography of a critically important megacity, and the effects of sudden and all-consuming capitalist transformation Stunning literary non-fiction from the author of Solo, winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2010 Through interviews with the city's rich, super-rich and disenfranchised, Rana Dasgupta creates a thoughtful and fascinating portrait of a new India Beyond Mumbai and the glamour of Bollywood, Capital is a timely look at the present and ever-changing future of one of the world's most dynamic cities Rana Dasgupta's non-fiction, delivered with the empathy and flair of a novelist, will change the way you see Delhi and its people ‘The most unexpected and original Indian writer of his generation.’ Salman Rushdie For fans of Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Suketu Mehta's Maximum City and Peter Ackroyd An absorbing read for armchair travellers, politics readers and cultural studies enthusiasts