Finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction - One of The New York Times 100 Notable books of 2022 - One of NPR’s Books We Love in 2022 - Named a Best Book of the Year by Esquire, Vox, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Literary Hub
Shortlisted for the 2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
"A monumental achievement." --Justin Taylor, New York Times
"A premonitory, daring book." --Mallika Rao, New York
"Brilliant and beautifully written." --Alex Preston, The Observer
In an Indian village in the 1950s, a precocious child is born into a family of Dalit coconut farmers. King Rao will grow up to be the most accomplished tech CEO in the world and, eventually, the leader of a global, corporate-led government.