To Die in Benares by K. Madavane, Blake Smith

To Die in Benares

K. Madavane, Blake Smith

284 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction reflective medium-paced

Description

In seven grim, macabre and sometimes darkly comic tales, Madavane traces France’s forgotten colonial presence, playfully reinterprets Hindu myths and recounts the many ways to die in postcolonial India. Born in Pondicherry, K. Madavane went to sch...

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Moods

dark 100%
emotional 100%
funny 100%
mysterious 100%
sad 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 100%

Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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