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    Audiobook20 hours

    The Story of My Assassins

    Written by Tarun J. Tejpal

    Narrated by Sunil Mohatra

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    About this audiobook

    A celebrated literary novelist and journalist, Tarun J. Tejpal has seen his fiction awarded France’s Prix Mille Pages. Based on actual events, The Story of My Assassins is the tale of an Indian journalist who learns that the police have arrested five hitmen on their way to kill him. His life upended, the man delves into the lives of his would-be assassins - even as he manages a new romance.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateNov 30, 2012
    ISBN9781470328047
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    The Story of My Assassins
    Author

    Tarun J. Tejpal

    Tarun J Tejpal is the founder of Tehelka, IndiaInk and Think; and the author of three novels, which have been published worldwide to critical acclaim. He is married, and has two daughters who work in cinema and in conservation.

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      The last great Indian novel I enjoyed reading was Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance, and that was a long time ago. I bought The Story of my Assassins at the Mumbai International (okay, Chhatrapati Shivaji International) Airport last January, not quite sure if I would read it, but I wanted to have the option. I finally dived into the book a couple of weeks ago and was initially not impressed. I found a cast of formula characters, the hinglish speaking protagonist, the bleeding heart social worker, the corrupt politicians, the incompetent police, the idealistic journalist, the wisdom spewing guru and the ineffectual wife. It all started off like a classic b-grade Hindi movie and I braced for disappointment. I'm glad I persisted. The cheesy plot got really twisted, the writing got less gimmicky and the characters started to pulsate with real life. If Midnight's Children and A Fine Balance are the classic novels of Bombay, then The Story of My Assassins is the classic North Indian novel. My comfort with English has unfortunately meant I have very exposure to the great writers in Hindi and Urdu which has in turn meant I have almost no exposure to the stories of the Indian heartland. Tarun Tejpal has done a commendable job of telling some of those stories in this fine work. Recommended.