A Time Outside This Time

Amitava Kumar's novel A Time Outside This Time is a shimmering assault on the Zeitgeist, exploring memory, politics, a world of lies, and the ways in which truth can be stranger than fiction. Satya scours his life for moments where truth bends toward the imagined, and misinformation is mistaken as fact, capturing the feverish political moment with a precisely observant intelligence and an eye for the uncanny.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 05 January 2023
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

From the acclaimed author of "Immigrant, Montana," comes a novel that delves into the intricate realms of memory, politics, a world of lies, and the fascinating ways in which truth can be both stranger than fiction and a fiction of its own. Prepare to be captivated by a shimmering assault on the Zeitgeist.

"A Time Outside This Time" is a novel that takes readers on a thought-provoking journey into the complexities of the human mind. When Satya attends a prestigious artists retreat, he is confronted with the relentless pressures of the outside world. The US president rages online, a dangerous virus envelops the globe, and the twenty-four-hour news cycle fuels every fire. These Orwellian interruptions begin to crystallize into an idea for Satya's new novel, which explores the lies we tell ourselves and each other.

Satya scours his life for moments where truth bends toward the imagined and misinformation is mistaken as fact. As he sifts through newspaper clippings, the President's tweets, childhood memories from India, and experiences as an immigrant, husband, father, and teacher, Amitava Kumar's "A Time Outside This Time" captures the feverish political moment with a precisely observant intelligence and an eye for the uncanny.

This novel is a brilliant meditation on life in a post-truth era. It explores the challenges we face in trying to remember and imagine a time outside of this one, where truth and reality are intertwined in complex ways. It raises important questions about the nature of truth, the role of memory, and the power of imagination in shaping our understanding of the world.

"A Time Outside This Time" is a must-read for anyone who is interested in exploring the depths of the human mind and the complexities of the modern world. It is a novel that will leave you pondering long after you have turned the last page.

Weight: 188g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529062984