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“An eclectic, innovative approach to the bureaucratization of creativity during the Cold War.”  —The Los Angeles Review of Books on Rudolph Herzog’s A Short History of Nuclear Folly

‘Their gin-fuelled sojourn shows how much Iyer’s work has matured. The final book paints a richly grotesque panorama of Britain, from Manchester to Middlesex…Like its predecessors, Exodus cleverly explores the tensions between desired transcendence and depressing reality. Ultimately, this imbues their story with unexpected emotion; even beauty.” —The Independent on Exodus

“An unflinching memoir in the form of a Socratic dialogue with himself about his extraordinary life.” —Dossier K is one of Publishers Weekly’s best books of the week

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