Launch of THE YELLOW EMPEROR’S CURE by Kunal Basu at The Park Kolkata

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Kolkatta, West Bengal, India, Republic of (Free-Press-Release.com) January 9, 2012 -- Pan Macmillan India and The Park, Kolkata in association with The Glenlivet are delighted to launch THE YELLOW EMPEROR’S CURE by Kunal Basu acclaimed author of The Opium Clerk, The Miniaturist, Racists and the bestseller The Japanese Wife on Monday 9 January 2012 at 7.30 p.m. at Galaxy II & II, The Park, Kolkata .

Aparna Sen will release the book and be in conversation with the author
‘A wonderful and compellingly visual novel, whose world is as completely realised as anything by Robert Graves, Amitav Ghosh or Barry Unsworth’— William Dalrymple.

‘As with The Japanese Wife, The Miniaturist and The Opium Clerk, Basu shows he’s an erudite, well travelled author who weaves a historical narrative with aplomb. He’s global, yet local, very much in the skin of his protagonist, yet generously allowing you to admire the scenery. He brings you worlds you would not otherwise reckon with.’—Manju Kak, Mail Today.

‘A richly painted literary novel . . . a deeply satisfying tale mixing history, cultural clashes, violence and love.’—Kirkus (Starred Review)

About the book

Lisbon, 1898: Antonio Maria, surgeon and notorious playboy, returns home after a long absence to learn that his beloved father has syphilis, the scourge of both rich and poor. Determined to find a cure, Antonio sets sail for Peking, to study under the renowned Dr Xu. But the Chinese master does not intend to give away his knowledge easily, insisting that Antonio spend four full seasons in the Summer Palace. While learning the Chinese secrets of the human body, Antonio falls in love with Xu’s assistant, the elusive Fumi. The threat of the Boxer rebellion hangs over Peking, and Antonio and Fumi must decide whether to flee together or remain in China, testing the limits of their love and faith in the human power to cure the dreaded pox.

About the author
Kunal Basu was born in Kolkata in 1956. He graduated from Jadavpur University and after his MS and PhD he went on to teach at McGill University in Canada with a brief stint at IIM, Calcutta. He has been teaching at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford since 1999.

Kunal Basu is the author of three acclaimed novels, The Opium Clerk, The Miniaturist, and Racists; The Japanese Wife, a collection of best-selling short stories also made into a film by celebrated film-maker Aparna Sen and many screen plays and poetry.

He lives in Oxford and is married, with one daughter. For more information visit www.kunalbasu.com

For an interview with the author or for more information please contact Rachna Kalra at r.kalra@panmacmillanindia.com or +91 9899588545


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