Siddhartha Deb
Praise for The Beautiful and the Damned
There is a nuance to even the direst of Deb's pessimisms--an acknowledgement that India's lives are newly precarious precisely because they could swing either the way of opportunity or the way of ruin.
New York Times
Siddhartha Deb is a marvelous participatory journalist, a keen observer of contemporary India. [ . . . ] Anyone wanting to understand contemporary India's glaring contradictions, its juxtapositions of glittering boo ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
[An] incisive new look at life on the subcontinent. [ . . . ] For those who have never been to India, the book will be an eye-opening read. For those more familiar with the country, it will be essential.
Daily
There is a nuance to even the direst of Deb's pessimisms--an acknowledgement that India's lives are newly precarious precisely because they could swing either the way of opportunity or the way of ruin.
New York Times
Siddhartha Deb is a marvelous participatory journalist, a keen observer of contemporary India. [ . . . ] Anyone wanting to understand contemporary India's glaring contradictions, its juxtapositions of glittering boo ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
[An] incisive new look at life on the subcontinent. [ . . . ] For those who have never been to India, the book will be an eye-opening read. For those more familiar with the country, it will be essential.
Daily
There is a nuance to even the direst of Deb's pessimisms--an acknowledgement that India's lives are newly precarious precisely because they could swing either the way of opportunity or the way of ruin.
New York Times
Siddhartha Deb is a marvelous participatory journalist, a keen observer of contemporary India. [ . . . ] Anyone wanting to understand contemporary India's glaring contradictions, its juxtapositions of glittering boo ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
[An] incisive new look at life on the subcontinent. [ . . . ] For those who have never been to India, the book will be an eye-opening read. For those more familiar with the country, it will be essential.
Daily