British author launches his debut novel ‘One Enduring Lesson’ in India
Mumbai, India, February 28, 2018-
London-based Jamal Merchant has launched his debut novel ‘One Enduring Lesson’.
A property finance broker by profession, Jamal’s novel brings him back to his
Indian roots as he traveled Mumbai and Amritsar extensively, to recreate a
captivating journey in his novel.
The title of the novel has been
taken from the last paragraph of ‘The Memoirs of Aga Khan’ wherein the late His
Highness Aga Khan III wrote - “Life in the ultimate analysis has taught me one
enduring lesson. The subject should always disappear in the object.” This
inspiring line is a glimpse into eight years of hard work put in by the author
Jamal Merchant to trace the story of the protagonist Rahul Saxena, a British
man with a half-Indian heritage.
After failing in love and quitting
his job, Rahul winds up in Mumbai to learn filmmaking with hands-on training in
the largest film industry in the world - Bollywood. His journey pushes him on a
shady path as he comes across various facets of life in Mumbai. For his
survival, he has to do odd jobs - from a professional rat killer to providing
pleasure to Mumbai’s rich women. When his newfound love is threatened by his
secret life as an escort, Rahul seeks the peace of spirituality to fight his
internal and external demons in his quest to write his own destiny.
"The evolution of the
original idea which struck me in 2009 into a critically acclaimed novel,
occurred through a slow and painful process which took 8 years of
perseverance. This is my debut novel,
so I had to self-tuition myself in the art of storytelling, scene construction,
dialogue development and creative writing- on which I attended a few short
courses in London. I invested my time extensively in reading and watching
movies. "I also had to learn many
aspects of life in India, for which I undertook a journey in January 2011 to
visit Mumbai and Amritsar, two cities where the action takes place involving
the protagonist Rahul Saxena. I used to get up at 4.00 am to write. Completing
my first draft in September 2011, I further enriched it with dozens of
improvements and new ideas, culminating in a draft which was finally accepted
and published in 2017” says first time author Jamal Merchant
One Enduring Lesson is a tale of
the undying fight for survival against all odds, wherein the protagonist
explores his spiritual awakening. The success of the book resonates with the
accomplishment of receiving five star reviews at Amazon India, and getting the
book catalogued at the British Library in London.
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