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Abbas is just seventeen years old when his gifts as a woodcarver come to the attention of Tipu Sultan, and he is drawn into service at the palace in order to build a giant tiger automaton for Tipu’s sons, a gift to commemorate their return from British captivity. More about this book >
Tania James is the author of the novels The Tusk That Did the Damage and Atlas of Unknowns and the short story collection Aerogrammes. Her most recent novel Loot was Longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award and the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. She is an associate professor of English at George Mason University.
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