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“White Man Falling is that rare and wondrous thing – a
perfectly realised serious comic novel. That it is also a first novel
makes it all the more extraordinary.” –
Sarah Dunant, chair, Goss Award
“It is the precision and originality of Mike Stocks’ prose
that makes this tragi-comedy of Indian manners hard to put down and
a joy to pick up” –
The Spectator
The blurb
Police sub-inspector (retired) R.M. Swaminathan
has suffered a stroke while beating up a Very Guilty Suspect in the
lock-up of Mullaipuram Police Station. Swami can no longer talk properly,
command the respect of his community, or give his six daughters the
bankrupting dowries they deserve – so is it any wonder that
he has lost his pride and wants to kill himself using only a puncture
repair kit? Surely a man in these circumstances has good reason to
feel cursed when a white man falls out of the sky, dying in front
of his eyes and making him a laughing stock…
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