A satirical, playful novel following a resourceful young fakir from rural India whose trip to Paris to buy a designer bed turns into an accidental journey across Europe and beyond. Through comic misunderstandings, strangers, borders, and bureaucracies, it explores cultural contrasts, identity, and the unpredictable turns of fate.
Publication Year: 2014
Publisher: Vintage (Random House)
Language: English
Original Language: French
Translator: Sam Taylor