There are two sentences in Annie Zaidi’s new novel, Prelude to a Riot, that I am not going to forget any time soon: “You think you inherited your land because of your talents? In Prelude to a Riot, Zaidi attacks entitlement from wherever it comes — be it from wealth, caste, religion, or from the mere fact that one was born and has lived one’s entire life in a particular place. A novel of just 192 pages, Prelude to a Riot has just a few characters, but each one of them takes the story forward in an important way. Prelude to a Riot is an accurate, fearless and gripping account of the divided and uncertain times we are living in. Prelude to a Riot; Annie Zaidi, Aleph Book Company, ₹499.

Source: The Hindu October 12, 2019 10:30 UTC