The Alchemy of Desire: A Novel. Tarun J. Tejpal

The Alchemy of Desire: A Novel


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The Alchemy of Desire: A Novel Tarun J. Tejpal
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers



He gives us a tour of the last remaining alchemical laboratory in Heidelberg, and tells a fascinating story of political intrigue and bohemian experimentation in the 16th century. One evening this man found himself in an elevator with a woman, a housekeeper who had worked for him in the past. When the lines between Sera and Kailey's identity begin to blur, Sera finds a reason to desire to live once more. Beds of swansdown carefully laid crosswise on springy rushes and sequestered with a canopy of bearskins and generous goatspelts, a couch for a king with fleshly delectations and fifteen hundred olive-mellow concubines in constant attendance against the hour of desire. I was quite taken by the variety of praise that this book had received, but that was not the reason why I bought the book. Tarun's debut novel, The Alchemy of Desire, was published by Picador Books in England in 2005. And as Jabberwock It gets blatantly crass when the novel takes a sharp right and talks about Catherine (white, American, colonial). In his first novel, The Alchemy of Desire, Tejpal established his joyously earthy sensibility and natural flair for story-telling. An older friend of mine was once depressed about his advancing years. He couldn't concentrate on his career. The vibrant force of storytelling in Flann O'Brien's excellent first novel At Swim-Two-Birds threatens to overwhelm reader and narrator alike—and what a strange joy it is to be overwhelmed. But she can't shake the guilt of having taken Kailey's life, even if Avery makes sure to let us know how Cyrus used to be when he was in his god given body, but as the story progresses we see the effects of the alchemy on his personality and how it has emphasized his obsession with Sera. I can see why many reviewers disliked The Alchemy of Desire. But she was wearing outside clothes, . He lacked zest or motivation for his regular gym workouts. These poor men spent their hard earned gold on a single night of desire.





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