November Meeting: GHACHAR GHOCHAR

For November we'll be reading GHACHAR GHOCHAR by Vi ek Shanbang, translated by Srinath Perur! Ghachar Ghochar is a 2013 psychological drama novella written by Kannada author Vivek Shanbang. Set in Bangalore , the book is about an unnamed narrator who reminisces about his dysfunctional family's that's to riches story which results in troubling behavioral changes in each of them. the title is a made up phrase, invented by the narrator's wife and her brother, which means "tangled up beyond repair." it was included by the New York Times in their listing of the best books of 2017 and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the International Dublin Literary Award. Please consider acquiring your copy from one of Madison's wonderful independent bookstores or from Bookshop.org! There are also used copies available from several online retailers.