Английская Википедия:Age of Vice

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Italictitle Шаблон:Infobox book Age of Vice is a novel by Deepti Kapoor which was published on January 3, 2023 by HarperCollins.[1]

Plot

The novel is set in Delhi. It begins with a car crash caused by a wealthy man in New Delhi in 2004 which killed five people who sleeping on the road. Ajay, the man driving, was sent to jail and then he was attacked.[2]

Critical reception and reviews

Ron Charles of The Washington Post wrote "The most dazzling explosions to herald 2023 come from Deepti Kapoor’s novel “Age of Vice.”",[3] Vandana Menon of ThePrint wrote "Age of Vice, is a hit even before its release."[4] Sahana Hegde of Scroll.in wrote "I think Age of Vice is best described as a perfectly good book that only disappoints because you can so clearly see how it could have been a great one."[5] Karthik Shankar of Live Mint wrote "Deepti Kapoor’s compulsively readable novel, ‘Age Of Vice’, is a gripping saga of wealth and violence"[6] and Sanjay Sipahimalani of Moneycontrol wrote "Age of Vice, then, is an exhilaratingly ambitious novel that uses the conventions of a thriller to comment on ugly Indian realities arising from systemic inequality and all-pervasive backroom cronyism.".[7]

The book has been also reviewed by Dwight Garner of The New York Times,[8] Lorraine Berry of the Los Angeles Times,[9] Susie Goldsbrough of The Times[10] and Jake Arnott of The Guardian.[11]

Barbara VanDenburgh of USA Today listed it in "5 new must-read books this week".[12] The book was selected as Good Morning America Book Club pick for January.[13]

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