The Muddy River

A very interesting book is up for review. We have P.A. Krishnan’s ‘The Muddy River’ which belongs to the Literature and Fiction category. The storyline of this book involves politics, corruption and a lot of curiosity generated, which keeps you guessing till the end. The title of this book reminds us of the famous Hindi saying about politics – Politics ek gutter hai. So is there someone in this book who has attempted to clean it? Or maybe pollute it even more? Read the excerpt to know what to look forward from this book.

We are giving away 10 books of The Muddy River. Here’s the excerpt:

The Muddy River tells and re-tells the story of Ramesh Chandran, a bureaucrat caught up in the machinations of Assamese politics and public sector corruption during his quest to rescue a hapless engineer kidnapped by militants. As Chandran bumbles along, he encounters the engineer’s wife, who is a pocket-sized battle-axe; a cynical police officer; a venerable Gandhian and Anupama, another engineer torn between professional integrity and her love for Assam. While the rescue drama reaches its climax, Chandran also exposes a massive financial scandal in his company and pays the price for ignoring warnings that he might push too far for an unashamedly corrupt society’s comfort. An aspiring writer, Chandran weaves the events of this time into a novel, while attempting to come to terms with his own marriage in the aftermath of the death of their only child. But how much does Chandran understand other people’s truths and motivations? And how much does his wife, Sukanya, know about the events of the novel? 

Multi-layered and complex, The Muddy River blurs the boundaries between the story and storyteller, victims and victimisers, keeping the reader guessing till the very End.

Know the Author: P.A. Krishnan started his career as a teacher, became a bureaucrat in the Government of India and shed that mantle to become the CEO of a research foundation. He is presently a Senior Director of a multinational company. An accomplished writer, both in English and Tamil, he lives in Delhi with his wife, Revathi, who is a teacher.

His only son, Siddharth, lives in Mountain View, California with his wife, Vinita.

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