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Immortal King Rao

Vauhini Vara

  • 384 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 2022
  • 6 editions
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1 About this book

The Immortal King Rao is a 2022 debut novel by Canadian and American writer Vauhini Vara, published by W. W. Norton & Company. The novel follows the legacy of King Rao, a tech CEO who motioned the world toward corporatocracy, as his daughter pens a letter about his rise to power. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. A television series adaptation of the novel is forthcoming.

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  • Biotechnology
  • Climatic changes
  • Technology and civilization
  • Climate
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Father-daughter relationship

2 About Vauhini Vara

Born 1982

Vauhini Vara is a Canadian and American journalist and author. She has written and edited for The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. Her debut novel, The Immortal King Rao was a finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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