by Pankaj Mishra · ISBN 9788416734726
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In 'The Age of Anger', Pankaj Mishra analyzes the deep causes of global discontent and increasing political polarization. Through a historical and cultural journey, Mishra examines how modernity, with its promises of progress and prosperity, has generated frustration and resentment in broad sectors of society. This essay invites reflection on the challenges of our time and the need to understand the roots of the anger that defines our era.
Pankaj Mishra is an Indian essayist, novelist, and socialist. His non-fiction works include The World After Gaza, Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond, along with From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia, and A Great Clamour: Encounters with China and Its Neighbours, and he has published two novels. He is a prolific contributor to periodicals such as The Guardian, Harper's Magazine, The New York Times, The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books and was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. His writings have led to a number of controversies, including disputes with Salil Tripathi, Niall Ferguson, and Jordan Peterson. He was awarded the Windham–Campbell Prize for non-fiction in 2014 and the Weston International Award in 2024.
