Age of Vice is a novel by Deepti Kapoor which was published on January 3, 2023 by HarperCollins.[1]

Age of Vice
AuthorDeepti Kapoor
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
January 3, 2023

Plot

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The novel is set in Delhi. It begins with a car crash caused by a wealthy man in New Delhi in 2004 which killed five people who sleeping on the road. Ajay, the man driving, was sent to jail and then he was attacked.[2]

Critical reception and reviews

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Ron Charles of The Washington Post wrote "The most dazzling explosions to herald 2023 come from Deepti Kapoor’s novel “Age of Vice.”",[3] Vandana Menon of ThePrint wrote "Age of Vice, is a hit even before its release."[4] Sahana Hegde of Scroll.in wrote "I think Age of Vice is best described as a perfectly good book that only disappoints because you can so clearly see how it could have been a great one."[5] Karthik Shankar of Live Mint wrote "Deepti Kapoor’s compulsively readable novel, ‘Age Of Vice’, is a gripping saga of wealth and violence"[6] and Sanjay Sipahimalani of Moneycontrol wrote "Age of Vice, then, is an exhilaratingly ambitious novel that uses the conventions of a thriller to comment on ugly Indian realities arising from systemic inequality and all-pervasive backroom cronyism.".[7]

The book has been also reviewed by Dwight Garner of The New York Times,[8] Lorraine Berry of the Los Angeles Times,[9] Susie Goldsbrough of The Times[10] and Jake Arnott of The Guardian.[11]

Barbara VanDenburgh of USA Today listed it in "5 new must-read books this week".[12] The book was selected as Good Morning America Book Club pick for January.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Kapoor, Deepti (2023-01-03). Age of Vice. HarperCollins Canada. ISBN 978-1-4434-6205-1.
  2. ^ Simon, Scott. "Deepti Kapoor on her new novel 'Age of Vice'". National Public Radio.
  3. ^ Charles, Ron. "Deepti Kapoor's thriller 'Age of Vice' starts 2023 with a bang". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Menon, Vandana (2023-01-07). "Deepti Kapoor's Age of Vice is about Delhi's Gatsbys but it's making waves in Western capitals". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  5. ^ Hegde, Sahana. "'Age of Vice': Nothing good happens in this novel of power and corruption, and that's a good thing". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  6. ^ Shankar, Karthik (2023-01-21). "Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor: A ruthless world of sons and godfathers". Live Mint. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  7. ^ Sipahimalani, Sanjay. "Age of Vice book review: A novel for Kalyug". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  8. ^ Garner, Dwight (2023-01-05). "'Age of Vice': A Lush Thriller Dives Into New Delhi's Underworld". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  9. ^ Berry, Lorraine (2023-01-03). "A hot new Indian gangster novel thrills and dazzles. It could have done so much more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  10. ^ Goldsbrough, Susie. "Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor review — it's Succession set in Delhi". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  11. ^ Arnott, Jake (2022-12-22). "Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor review – India's answer to The Godfather". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  12. ^ VanDenburgh, Barbara. "Deepti Kapoor's 'Age of Vice,' Rachel Hawkins' 'The Villa': 5 new must-read books this week". USA Today. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  13. ^ Yamada, Haley. "'Age of Vice' by Deepti Kapoor is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for January". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2023-01-24.