Amnesty by Aravind Adiga - Contemporary Fiction - Paperback Edition, Booker Prize Author

Details:
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781509879052
Publisher: Picador
Age Range: Adult

Overview:
Amnesty is a taut, morally charged novel from Booker Prize-winning author Aravind Adiga, following Danny, an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant hiding in plain sight in Sydney. When a client is murdered and Danny recognises a vital clue, he faces an impossible choice: speak up and risk deportation, or stay silent and let justice fail. Told across a single day, this is a suspenseful, observant story about identity and belonging, ideal for readers of literary and contemporary fiction.

About the Book:
Danny, formerly Dhananjaya Rajaratnam, has spent years living undocumented in Sydney after his refugee claim was denied, working as a cleaner and sleeping in the storeroom of the grocery shop where he is employed. He has built a careful, quiet life, complete with a girlfriend and a hidden accent, designed to help him pass unnoticed. That fragile equilibrium shatters the morning he learns that one of his cleaning clients has been murdered, and that he may hold the one clue capable of identifying her killer. Coming forward would mean near-certain deportation; staying silent would mean letting a guilty party walk free. Over one extraordinary day, Danny weighs his survival against his sense of justice, revisiting his past and the daily indignities of living invisibly in a country that does not officially recognise him. Adiga, who won the Man Booker Prize for The White Tiger, brings his trademark blend of sharp social observation, dark comedy, and compassion to this story, illuminating the absurdities of immigration bureaucracy without losing sight of Danny's humanity. The result is a propulsive narrative that is also a serious meditation on rights, responsibility, and what people without official status owe a society that refuses to fully see them.

Key Benefits:

• Written by Aravind Adiga, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger.
• A suspenseful, single-day narrative that combines thriller pacing with literary depth.
• Explores urgent, real-world themes of immigration, identity, and moral responsibility.
• Ideal for book clubs and readers who enjoy thought-provoking contemporary fiction.
• Brand new paperback edition, compact and easy to carry or gift.

About the Author:
Aravind Adiga was born in 1974 in Madras (now Chennai), India, and was educated at Columbia University in New York and Magdalen College, Oxford. His journalism has appeared in publications including the New Yorker, the Financial Times, and the Times of India. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2008, establishing him as an acclaimed voice in contemporary literary fiction. He has since published further novels, including Selection Day and Amnesty, praised for their wit and social insight.

Why You'll Love This Novel:
Amnesty delivers a gripping plot alongside genuine emotional and moral weight, a standout choice for readers who want fiction that entertains and provokes reflection in equal measure.

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