The Immortal King Rao

Finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction One of Vulture's Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2022 One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of 2022 One of The Observer's Fiction to Look Out for in 2022 One of MS Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2022 An Indian Express Book to Look Out for in 2022 'A brilliant and beautifully written book about capitalism and the patriarchy, about Dalit India and digital America, about power and family and love' Alex Preston, Observer, 'Fiction to look out for in 2022' Vauhini Vara's lyrical and thought-provoking debut novel begins in India in the 1950s, following a young man born into a Dalit family of coconut farmers in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh. King Rao, as he comes to be known, later moves to the US, where he studies in Seattle, meeting the love of his life and his business partner, the smart and self-assured Margie. King Rao ultimately rises up through Silicon Valley to become