About this ebook
The protagonist, Billy Biswas, is a man of extraordinary passions. He has everything going for him — education, wealth, status, travel, and a loving wife. Yet his inner world is rocked by a groundswell of discontent. He is consumed by a restlessness which grows steadily...
Characterised by great elan and sophistication, the narrative unfolds in quick succession, and would be hard to believe were it not related in such a matter of fact, down to earth manner.
'In Joshi's hands we are swept into the unknown...' — The Times Literary Supplement, London
About the author
Arun Joshi (1939-1993) was a novelist of outstanding repute whose absorbing novels delved into existentialism while integrating the Indian tradition of introspection. His fiction blended concepts and ideas with reality conveyed through an expression that is at once sensitive and articulate, luminous and striking.
Son of a botanist and eminent educationist, Joshi was a brilliant student. He obtained a Masters degree from MIT on a scholarship. Returning to India, he headed the Shri Ram Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, New Delhi. He established his credentials as a writer of rare sensitivity and exceptional talent with a string of novels. The Last Labyrinth (1981) won him India’s highest literary award — the Sahitya Akademi Award.
The Strange Case of Billy Biswas (1971) leaves the reader at the edge of the seat with its matter-of-fact narration of unbelievable events where the real and the imaginary merge.
'Arun Joshi has evolved a style and thematic approach uniquely his own. His prose is at once as felicitous as it is flawless.' — Khushwant Singh
