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The book has a kind of elegance that is hard to define. It flows easily, whilst being deceptively simple. There are passages that try to blind with science when talking of Albert's work – but grasp that these are intentionally obtuse (or is the word abstruse?) and they are easy to skip over. Understanding them is not remotely necessary. The remainder is driven by the interactions of worldly characters all of whom are searching for something.

If you want to delve further into tales set on the subcontinent try [[The Elephanta Suite by Paul Theroux]] or for something a little less forgiving we can offer you [[Animal's People by Indra Sinha]].