The Bellboy

Name : The Bellboy

Author : Anees Salim Anees Salim

Book Format : Hardcover

Edition : Frist Edition

Genre : Science Fiction & Fantasy

ISBN : ISBN-13 ? : ? 978-0670095988

Language : English

Pages : 201-300 Pages

Publish Year : 2022

Publisher : Penguin Random House India

Sub Genre : Environmental Engineering

Latif's life changes when he is appointed bellboy at the Paradise Lodge - a hotel where people come to die.

After his father's death, drowned in the waters surrounding their small Island, it is 17 year-old Latif's turn to become the man of the house and provide for his ailing mother and sisters. Despite discovering a dead body on his first day of duty, Latif finds entertainment spying on guests and regaling the hotel's janitor, Stella, with made-up stories. However, when Latif finds the corpse of a small-time actor in Room 555 and becomes a mute-witness to a crime that happens there, the course of Latif's life is irretrievably altered.

The Bellboy is as much a commentary on how society treats and victimizes the intellectually vulnerable as it is about the quiet resentment brewing against religious minorities in India today. With a mix of wry humour and heart-wrenching poignancy, the book narrates a young boy's coming-of-age on a small island, and his innocence that persists even in the face of adversity and inevitable tragedy.

Country of Origin : India