Ghachar Ghochar - Vivek Shanbhag, Penguin

&quot,A great Indian novel.&quot, --The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) &quot,A classic tale of wealth and moral ruin.&quot, --The New Yorker &quot,Ghachar Ghochar introduces us to a master.&quot, --The Paris Review A young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house on the other side of Bangalore, and try to adjust to a new way of life, the family dynamic begins to shift. Allegiances realign, marriages are arranged and begin to falter, and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become &quot,ghachar ghochar&quot,--a nonsense phrase uttered by one meaning something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied. Elegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humor, Ghachar Ghochar is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings--and consequences--of financial gain in contemporary India. Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary AwardOne of the BBC's &quot,10 Books You Should Read in February&quot,One of Publishers Weekly's &quot,Writers to Watch Spring 2017&quot,One of the NewYorker.com contributors' &quot,Books We Loved in 2016&quot,