Run and Hide: A Novel is a novel by Pankaj Mishra.[1]

Background

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It is Mishra's first novel in 20 years.[2][3]

Reception

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Allan Massie of The Scotsman wrote, "This is a wonderfully rich and enjoyable novel".[4] Saloni Sharma of Scroll.in wrote, "Mishra's title remains ambiguous. Whether it is a cautionary tale or a mantra, a literal solution or a metaphorical disguising of the self, is up to the reader to decipher."[5] Arin Keeble of Financial Times wrote, "Run and Hide's flashback narrative, which slowly reveals the story, is an impressive feat of craft, and the book rewards a second reading."[6]

The book was reviewed by Tabish Khair of The Hindu,[7] Tanjil Rashid of The Guardian,[8] Max Liu of the i,[9] Shougat Dasgupta of India Today,[10] Bharat Tandon of The Times Literary Supplement,[11] Jude Cook of The Spectator,[12] Abhrajyoti Chakraborty of The Guardian,[13] Jahnavi Sen of The Wire,[14] and Sam Sacks of The Wall Street Journal.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Mishra, Pankaj (2022). Run and Hide. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-72046-9.
  2. ^ East, Ben (2022-03-21). "'Run and Hide': Pankaj Mishra's first novel in 20 years is another warning to the world". The National News. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. ^ Sharma, Ritwik (2022-03-11). "What made Pankaj Mishra turn to fiction after a gap of two decades?". Business Standard. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  4. ^ Massie, Allan. "Book review: Run And Hide, by Pankaj Mishra". The Scotsman.
  5. ^ Sharma, Saloni. "'Run and Hide': Pankaj Mishra's novel takes a hard look at the politics of optics in modern India". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. ^ Keeble, Arin (2022-03-18). "Run and Hide by Pankaj Mishra — metafiction and betrayal of truth". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  7. ^ Khair, Tabish (2022-03-12). "Tabish Khair reviews Pankaj Mishra's 'Run and Hide'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  8. ^ Rashid, Tanjil (2022-02-23). "Run and Hide by Pankaj Mishra review – a lyrical letter from the new India". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  9. ^ Liu, Max (2022-03-24). "Run and Hide by Pankaj Mishra is a vivid study of caste and class in India". The i. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  10. ^ Dasgupta, Shougat. "Book review: 'Run and Hide' by Pankaj Mishra". India Today. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  11. ^ Tandon, Bharat. "A Bildungsroman of a twenty-first-century India". The Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  12. ^ Cook, Jude (2022-02-17). "Inside New India: Run and Hide, by Pankaj Mishra, reviewed". The Spectator. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  13. ^ Chakraborty, Abhrajyoti (2022-02-14). "Run and Hide by Pankaj Mishra review – new India, old ideas". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  14. ^ Sen, Jahnavi. "Book Review: In Pankaj Mishra's 'Run and Hide', an Imbalanced Look at Worlds Within and Without". The Indian Wire. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  15. ^ Sacks, Sam. "Fiction: Pankaj Mishra's 'Run and Hide' Review". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-25.