** LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY
PRIZE 2024 ** WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR HISTORY ** This is the
authoritative history of South Asia in the 20th century. 'A classic ... wonderfully enjoyable'
WILLIAM DALRYMPLE 'Chatterji writes with infectious relish' DOMINIC SANDBROOK Shadows at
Noon tells the subcontinent's story from the British Raj through independence and partition to
the forging of the modern nations of India Pakistan and Bangladesh. Unlike other histories of
the region which concentrate exclusively on politics here food leisure and the household are
given as much importance as nationhood migration and the state. Chatterji makes contemporary
South Asia - its cultural vibrancy diversity social structures and political make-up -
accesible to everyone. In so doing this bold innovative and personal work rallies against
narratives of 'inherent' differences between India Pakistan and Bangladesh and reveals the
many things its people have in common. 'The story of South Asia told with verve wit and
brilliance' ANURADHA ROY author of All the Lives We Never Lived 'Truly magnificent' MIHIR
BOSE journalist and author of The Nine Waves 'Wonderful' SIR MARK TULLY former Bureau Chief
of BBC New Delhi
