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Binding
Paper Back
Number of Pages
808
Language
English
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Book Summary
WRITER, REBEL, SOLDIER, LOVER is a spare, penetrating literary novel that follows fifteen-year-old István as he leaves a small Hungarian town to confront the ache of adolescence and a widening world of wealth, power, and desire. From Booker-shortlisted David Szalay, this coming-of-age tale blends psychological realism with a quiet, unsettling mood, inviting adult readers who relish morally complex journeys. The tone is intimate, thoughtful, and ultimately humane.
Szalay writes with calm, razor-clean prose that traces István's tenuous ascent—from a shy boy in a new school to a life shaped by wealth, power, and longing. The narrative is structured with restrained, almost chamber-like scenes, where quiet pains and hard choices accumulate into a larger reckoning. In WRITER, REBEL, SOLDIER, LOVER, the reader is invited to sit with uncertainty, to feel the pull of desire and the costs of ambition, all rendered in a spare, piercing voice.
The book's settings—the intimate corridors of a small Hungarian town, the discipline of the army, and the glittering circles of London’s elite—form a rich backdrop for questions about what makes life meaningful. István's journey is not about shock value but about moral complexity: love, loyalty, and the temptations that arise when desire outpaces restraint. This is fiction that lingers, inviting reflection long after the last page is turned.
After finishing WRITER, REBEL, SOLDIER, LOVER, readers gain a deeper sense of what makes life meaningful and how desire and ambition can illuminate or imperil the human heart. The novel leaves a lasting impression, inviting you to think differently about belonging, choice, and the costs—and rewards—of chasing something greater.
Product Details
Author
Akshaya Mukul
Publisher
PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT
Number of Pages
808
Language
English
SKU
9780143467779
ISBN
9780143467779
Binding
Paper Back
MRP: ₹ 799
₹ 679
₹ 120 Off