We don’t know what to do with one of our most precious resources, solitude, and so we fill it with noise and clutter....”

The second novel of David Davidar ‘The Solitude of Emperors’  got launched here in the City. Entirely different from his first book ‘The House of Blue mangoes’ , this novel is a topical and timely exploration of the issues surrounding an individual’s battle with divisive forces of communalism. His new venture is a stunningly perceptive novel about modern India, about what motivates fundamentalist beliefs, and what make someone driven, bold or mad enough to make a stand.

In the book releasing function  organised by Penguin Books India and The Park, Bangalore, the author read some excerpts from the book and interacted with the audience. David said, “ I want my works to be different. This new novel is about the misuse of religion. After Babri Masjid, and later Gujarat riot, I was thinking what I could do. At last I thought of writing a book”.

When asked about the title ‘The Solitude of Emperors’, he replied, “ It’s about three great Indians, Asoka, Akbar and Mahatma Gandhi who one day found answers for their problems in solitude”.

David Davidar’s first novel ‘ The House of Blue Mangoes’ was a New York Times Notable Book and a Book Sense Pick. A novel with significant contemporary resonance, ‘The Solitude of Emperors’ tells the gripping and emotive story of one man’s love for his country and his battle against the forces of religious fundamentalism.
 A compelling reflection of our times, this novel takes a defining look at the politics of fundamentalism that has becomes so crucial to our lives today.