- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Emblem Editions (Nov 2 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0771085427
- ISBN-13: 978-0771085420
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #373,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A fearless artist, Theroux is prepared to think about most things and travel to places most of us leave unexamined and unexplored."
— Globe and Mail
"Theroux delivers pungent atmosphere, capturing the humid stench and labyrinthine decay of pre-monsoon Calcutta...."
— The Independent (U.K.)
From the Hardcover edition.
— Globe and Mail
"Theroux delivers pungent atmosphere, capturing the humid stench and labyrinthine decay of pre-monsoon Calcutta...."
— The Independent (U.K.)
From the Hardcover edition.
Product Description
Paul Theroux returns to India with a stylish and gripping novel of crime and obsession in Calcutta.
In A Dead Hand, Paul Theroux brings to dramatic life a dark and twisted narrative of obsession and need. When Jerry Delfont, a travel writer with writer’s block, receives a letter from a captivating and seductive American philanthropist with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her son’s, he is sufficiently intrigued to pursue the story. Who is the boy found on the floor of a cheap hotel room, how and why did he die — what is it that pulls Delfont into this story, and will he ever find the truth about what happened?
From the Hardcover edition.
In A Dead Hand, Paul Theroux brings to dramatic life a dark and twisted narrative of obsession and need. When Jerry Delfont, a travel writer with writer’s block, receives a letter from a captivating and seductive American philanthropist with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her son’s, he is sufficiently intrigued to pursue the story. Who is the boy found on the floor of a cheap hotel room, how and why did he die — what is it that pulls Delfont into this story, and will he ever find the truth about what happened?
From the Hardcover edition.
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Dead Hand: A crime in Calcutta, Oct 11 2010
By Susan Herr "beach lover" - Published on Amazon.com
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I am disappointed in Paul Theroux's writing. He is redundant and at times quite boring. He describes his feelings for this woman over and over and it always the same until nearing the end of the book. He also paints a horrible picture of India, a place where I live six months of every year, and I find that too one sided to be interesting, plus the mystery is macabre and boring in the end. He describes himself in the book and it must be a very accurate description of a self centered uninteresting person. Avoid this book. If you want to learn about India and be entertained at the same time, read a book called, Holy Cow. It is really a hoot and it gives a more well rounded perspective to this mysterious and compelling country.
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