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The Last of Earth: A Novel
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From the awardwinning author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line comes a stunning historical novel set in nineteenthcentury Tibet that follows two outsidersan Indian schoolteacher spying for the British Empire and an English lady exploreras they venture into a forbidden kingdom.A riveting novel that takes on the hubris of exploration, the pursuit of immortality, and the abiding nature of love and friendship.Laila Lalami, author of The Dream Hotel1869. Tibet is closed to Europeans, an infuriating obstruction for the rapidly expanding British Empire. In response, Britain begins training Indianspermitted to cross borders that white men may notto undertake illicit, dangerous surveying expeditions into Tibet.Balram is one such surveyorspy, an Indian schoolteacher who, for several years, has worked for the British, often alongside his dearest friend, Gyan. But Gyan went missing on his last expedition and is rumored to be imprisoned within Tibet. Desperate to rescue his friend, Balram agrees to guide an English captain on a foolhardy mission: After years of paying others to do the exploring, the captain, disguised as a monk, wants to personally chart a river that runs through southern Tibet. Their path will cross fatefully with that of another Westerner in disguise, fiftyyearold Katherine. Denied a fellowship in the allmale Royal Geographical Society in London, she intends to be the first European woman to reach Lhasa.As Balram and Katherine make their way into Tibet, they will face storms and bandits, snow leopards and soldiers, fevers and frostbite. Whats more, they will have to battle their own doubts, ambitions, grief, and pasts in order to survive the treacherous landscape.A polyphonic novel about the various ways humans try to leave a mark on the worldfrom the enduring nature of family and friendship to the egomania and obsessions of the colonial enterpriseThe Last of Earth confirms Deepa Anappara as one of our greatest and most ambitious storytellers.
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