Solo Author:Rana Dasgupta A blind chemist lives alone in Sofia. He is old - he has witnessed a whole century of Bulgarian war and setback - and the years have proved a disappointment. Wondering if he has anything to leave the world, he immerses himself in a spectacular reimagining of his life. — Set in a country that has belonged sometimes to Asia and sometimes to Europe,... more » Solo is a book about lost roots, broken traditions and wasted endeavours - and the exquisite ways in which human beings overcome them.« less