Truth/Untruth

by Mahasweta Devi

A trenchant, darkly humorous, and unsentimental look at Calcutta society.

Set in Calcutta in the mid-1980s, Truth/Untruth is a fast-paced thriller built around the death of the pregnant Jamuna--a maid in a newly affluent residential apartment complex--and Arjun, the upwardly mobile businessman who seduced her. Packed with a cast of colorful characters, this novel is a trenchant, darkly humorous, and unsentimental look at the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803090774
• ISBN13: 9781803090771
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"