Narcopolis (PB)

Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil is a literary novel set in Bombay and centred on a world shaped by addiction, memory, friendship and social change. Through its characters and interconnected experiences, the book explores the city's underworld and the lives of people drawn into cycles of drugs, desire and survival. The narrative moves through different periods and voices, creating a fragmented portrait of Bombay as it changes over time. Thayil's language and atmosphere give the novel a distinctive literary quality while examining addiction, loss, identity, urban life and the consequences of transformation.