{"id":41787,"date":"2017-02-13T10:33:18","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T15:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=41787"},"modified":"2017-02-01T14:56:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T19:56:48","slug":"devourers-indra-das-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/devourers-indra-das-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Devourers by Indra Das [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41417\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/Devourers-by-Indra-Das-on-BookDragon-via-LJ-533x800.jpg\" alt=\"Devourers by Indra Das on BookDragon via LJ\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/Devourers-by-Indra-Das-on-BookDragon-via-LJ-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/08\/Devourers-by-Indra-Das-on-BookDragon-via-LJ.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/>Equal parts romance, fairy tale, horror, history, travelog, and treatise on the transformative power of storytelling, <a href=\"http:\/\/indradas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Indra Das<\/a>\u2019s debut combines a dual narrative about the developing relationship between two strangers with a fantastical tale set seemingly long ago.<\/p>\n<p>One December evening in Kolkata, Alok, a history professor, meets an enigmatic man who announces, &#8220;I&#8217;m a werewolf.&#8221; Undeterred, Alok is drawn into the stranger&#8217;s stories, which are so captivating that he&#8217;s unsure if he&#8217;s just listening or actually experiencing them. Alok eventually agrees to transcribe the stranger&#8217;s trove of aging notebooks and parchments, which reveal a love triangle that meanders through the Mughal Empire and Europe of centuries past, to reveal who \u2013 and what \u2013 the stranger truly is.<\/p>\n<p>With impeccable pacing and controlled elegance, Shishir Kurup smoothly performs most of the narrative, even managing to seamlessly insert the occasional footnote. Although her chapters are comparatively few, Meera Simhan manifests the single female character with an impressive range, effortlessly moving among betrayal, longing, hope, and resignation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict<\/strong>: Sophisticated readers in search of a mesmerizing tale \u2013\u00a0think Kazuo Ishiguro&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/never-let-me-go-by-kazuo-ishiguro\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Never Let Me Go<\/em><\/a> or Lauren Beukes&#8217;s <em>The Shining Girls<\/em> or <em><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/broken-monsters-by-lauren-beukes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Broken Monsters<\/a> \u2013\u00a0<\/em>will appreciate this superb performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookverdict.com\/details.xqy?uri=Product2017-02-01-6478597.xml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;Media,&#8221; <em>Library Journal<\/em>, February 1, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reader<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equal parts romance, fairy tale, horror, history, travelog, and treatise on the transformative power of storytelling, Indra Das\u2019s debut combines a dual narrative about the developing relationship between two strangers with a fantastical tale set seemingly long ago. 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