First published 2012
India stands second only to China in economic growth and leads the world in potential to reshape the coming century. The subcontinent races through one of history's most significant transformations. Patrick French, award-winning author of The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul, documents this sweeping change through individual human experiences that illuminate the broader national story. French brings rare Western familiarity with Indian society and culture to his panoramic examination. He challenges outdated assumptions about this dynamic nation while explaining how personal stories reveal larger truths about India's rapid evolution. The book offers readers vital perspective on a consequential country whose influence will define the new century.
Genres: history, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, current-affairs, academic
Vibes: intimate, panoramic, thought-provoking
Tropes: panoramic-examination, personal-stories-reveal-larger-truths
Setting: India, China
Period: 21st-Century
416 pages · Paperback · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group