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The Last of Earth

by Deepa Anappara

AdultsIndian author

In 1869, Balram, an Indian schoolteacher trained by the British as a surveyor-spy, crosses into closed Tibet hoping to find his missing friend. His path crosses that of Katherine, an Englishwoman determined to reach Lhasa.

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Author
Deepa Anappara
Age
For grown-ups
Type
Indian Literary Fiction, Historical
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Hamish Hamilton
In India
Available

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