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Medium thick, soft cover
947 pages
Good condition
Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra is a sprawling, genre-defying novel that blends crime thriller, political drama, and philosophical inquiry into the underbelly of modern Mumbai. At its heart are two men: Sartaj Singh, a weary Sikh police inspector grappling with personal and professional disillusionment, and Ganesh Gaitonde, a ruthless gangster whose cryptic final words spark a deep investigation into his life and legacy. As Sartaj unravels Gaitondes past, the narrative shifts between timelines and perspectives, revealing a tangled web of corruption, religious tension, espionage, and existential dread. Chandras prose is rich and layered, weaving in Indian mythology, street slang, and historical events to create a vivid portrait of a city teetering between chaos and transcendence. The novel doesnt offer easy answersits a meditation on power, identity, and the sacred games people play to survive.