Darklands - Arnav Das Sharma

AUTHOR : Arnav Das Sharma

GENRE : FICTION

QUICK TAKE: A radical retelling of Emily Brontë's classic Wuthering
Heights set in future India. Set against a stark dystopian backdrop, it shows
environmental crisis, where men walk in masks due to unclean air and where water works as money.

SYNOPSIS:

As India is reeling from an environmental catastrophe water has
replaced oil as the most valuable commodity and our cities have
become nightmarish places infested with gangs, secretive corporations and powerful religious figures An advanced form of technology enables the manufacture of humans in laboratories. In this dystopia, Haksh, born in a lab, does what he shouldn't have: he falls in love with a human.
Darklands is a coming of age novel about violence and transgression, and
above all, love both all consuming and redemptive Dark and bleak, it
heralds a major new voice in Indian YA fiction.

AUTHOR :

Arnav Das Sharma is a New Delhi based author and journalist His
work has appeared in publications across the country, like The Caravan,
Vice, Indian Express, Outlook, The Wire, Scroll, and Hindustan Times
He has also held positions at Reuters, and most recently, The Quint

Binding: Paperback

Pages : 256

Availabilty: In Stock