Manu Joseph
Ousep Chacko, journalist and failed novelist, prides himself on being â€œthe last of the real men.â€ This includes waking neighbors upon returning late from the pub. His wife Mariamma stretches their money, raises their two boys, and, in her spare time, gleefully fantasizes about Ousep dying. One day, their seemingly happy seventeen-year-old son Unniâ€”an obsessed comic-book artistâ€”falls from the balcony, leaving them to wonder whether it was an accident. Three years later, Ousep receives a package that sends him searching for the answer, hounding his sonâ€™s former friends, attending a cartoonistsâ€™ meeting, and even accosting a famous neurosurgeon. Meanwhile, younger son Thoma, missing his brother, falls head over heels for the much older girl who befriended them both. Haughty and beautiful, she has her own secrets. ,The Illicit Happiness of Other People,â€”a smart, wry, and poignant novelâ€”teases you with its mystery, philosophy, and unlikely love story.
Fiction,Cultural,India,Asian Literature,Indian Literature,Mystery,Literary Fiction,Literature,Contemporary,Philosophy,Cultural,Asia,Humor
The Illicit Happiness of Other People