The Guru of Love (Authentic Verified) by Samrat Upadhya

"Ramchandra is a math teacher living a modest life with his wife and two children in a small apartment. Despite earning a low wage, he moonlights as a tutor, but his side job leads to an illicit affair with one of his students, Malati? beautiful, impoverished teenager and new mother. Malati offers Ramchandra what his wife, from a privileged background, cannot: desire, mystery, and the simplicity of a life unburdened by social expectations.

As the city of Kathmandu struggles with the tensions of change, Ramchandra must navigate the delicate balance between tradition and his modern desires. The Guru of Love explores these conflicts through the poignant and intimate lens of Ramchandra? personal journey, examining the complexities of love, loyalty, and self-identity.

Award-winning author Samrat Upadhyay, whose previous work Buddha? Orphans garnered critical acclaim, brings a gripping narrative that is both absorbing and thought-provoking. The Guru of Love is a tender, lyrical exploration of the intersections between self and family, the private and the political, and the elusive balance between the erotic and the spiritual.

?tterly absorbing?Upadhyay? lucent and tender storytelling gently unveils the strange interplay between self and family, the private and the political, and most mysteriously, the erotic and the spiritual.??Booklist

?oignant?The Guru of Love effectively weaves together the complicated dichotomies of man and mistress, love and lust, tradition and modernity.??USA Today

?eads like a graceful, page-turning mixture of stirring romance and social commentary.??Entertainment Weekly

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