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The Immortal King Rao
The Immortal King Rao
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Spanning a century, The Immortal King Rao tells an epic story about power, modernity and family lineage, and introduces a bold new voice.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 04 May 2023
Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
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A brilliant and beautifully written book about capitalism and the patriarchy, about Dalit India and digital America, about power and family and love.
Alex Preston, Observer, Fiction to look out for in 2022.
Vauhini Vara's lyrical and thought-provoking debut novel begins in India in the 1950s, following a young man born into a Dalit family of coconut farmers in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh. King Rao, as he comes to be known, later moves to the US, where he studies in Seattle, meeting the love of his life and his business partner, the smart and self-assured Margie. King Rao ultimately rises up through Silicon Valley to become the most famous tech CEO in the world and the leader of a powerful, corporate-owned global government. Yet he ultimately ends up living on a remote island off the coast of Washington state, an exile from the world which he has helped build.
There, in a beautiful home on an otherwise deserted island, he brings up his brilliant daughter, Athena. Shielded from the world's glances, in many ways, she has an idyllic childhood, but she will be forced to reexamine her father's past and take steps to try to decide her own future. She is unlike other girls, and she will find the outside world much more hostile than her father did when he left the coconut grove he called home.
A profound and moving novel about technology, consciousness, and revolution, The Immortal King Rao asks how we can use technology to create a better world, while also being aware of the dangers of letting it control us. It is a thought-provoking and inspiring read that will leave you thinking long after you have finished the last page.
Weight: 268g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781611854411
Edition number: Main
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