Are You Experienced?

William Sutcliffe

Jun 1998 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

A devastatingly funny satire on the whole idea of student travel,and particularly the India back-pack trail. Dave travels to India with Liz because he thinks he might be able to get her into bed. Liz travels to India with Dave because she wants a companion for her voyage of spiritual discovery. She loves it. He dreams of frosty mornings, pints of lager and restaurants where vegetable curry is only a side-dish...

Ratings and reviews

Love this book. I read it at least once a year to reminisce about my travels in India. For those who have travelled around India I would definitely recommend giving this a read, the scenarios and environments described will bring those memories flooding back. I would still recommend this to those that haven't been travelling as it is a very easy read with some very humorous bits. Try the sample and i think you will end up making the purchase. I just wish they would make a film version.

Nothing profound and perhaps a little antiquated in terms of what a modern traveller may experience given the recent modernization of India but still insightful at times without being too dense

Wonderfully written coming of age story.

About the author

William Sutcliffe was born in London in 1971, and was educated at Cambridge. His first novel NEW BOY was published to enthusiastic reviews and a large amount of publicity in spring 1996.
He lives in London, N4.