Run And Hide Pankaj Mishra

Hutchinson Heinemann £16.99 Three Indian friends overcome their poor, low-caste upbringings to make a splash in the wider world. While Aseem and Virendra achieve fame and fortune, the narrator, Arun, a humble literary translator, retreats to a Himalayan village to observe proceedings from afar. In his first novel in more than 20 years, acclaimed essayist Mishra splices a cautionary tale with elegant examination of globalisation and the perils of the changing world order. Immensely thought-provoking.