The Watch Paperback by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya

Product Details

• Publisher: Vintage Canada (2013-03-12)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 336 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780307402240
• Item Weight: 311.85 grams
• Dimensions: 20.32 x 13.67 x 2.31 cm

At a stark outpost in the Kandahar mountain range, a team of American soldiers watches a young Afghan woman approach. She has come to beg for the return of her brother's body. The camp's tense, claustrophobic atmosphere comes to a boil as the men argue about what to do next. Taking its cue from the Antigone myth, this significant, eloquent novel re-creates the chaos, intensity and immediacy of war, and conveys the inevitable repercussions felt by the soldiers and their families--especially one sister.

About the Author

JOYDEEP ROY-BHATTACHARYA was born in Jamshedpur, India, and educated in politics and philosophy at Calcutta University and the University of Pennsylvania. His novels, The Gabriel Club and The Storyteller of Marrakesh, have been published in 11 languages in 16 countries. The author lives in Rhinebeck, NY.