A thick slice-of-life novel follows the destinies of four large families in turbulent postcolonial India in the fifties, where Hindu, Muslim, and Westerner clash while a general election promises to transform the political landscape. Reader's Guide available. Reissue. 30,000 first printing.

本書描繪著50年代印度後殖民時代的四個大家庭，時值多事之秋，印度教徒、穆斯林教徒與西方人衝突不斷，而政治版圖也將因一場選舉而大洗牌。另售讀者指南。本書為再刷版，首刷三萬冊。