'What a blazingly original voice, what a fiercely intelligent engagement with contemporary world politics and culture. Devika Rege is at the forefront of a new generation of authors, from all over the world, who are challenging received notions of what transnational literature can do and remaking global literary culture in the process.' - Vauhini Vara

'What begins as a novel of ideas becomes the secret history of a nation. A superb read ... both moving and inspiring.' - Jeet Thayil

'Dazzling, sophisticated, and wholly achieved in its ambition, Quarterlife emerges out of the tradition of the philosophical novel. Devika Rege is a transformative novelist.' - Maureen McLane

'For some time now, the need for a contemporary novel that takes on the Indian political landscape head-on has been acutely felt. Quarterlife, Devika Rege's debut novel, arrives on the scene with elegance and aplomb ... Carefully steering the narrative away from becoming a crusade to find reason in political pockets ... [Rege] makes the story one that bears witness to an extraordinary moment in history ... Quarterlife is an ambitious, exciting debut, and should be read as a testament to the clarity truth can gain from craft.' - Scroll

'You want to admire the way [Rege] uses words to cut and soothe, all at once - to read some of the sentences aloud to yourself and take pleasure in how they sound. What's especially exciting is the freshness in Rege's turn of phrase - the rhythm in her sentences feels new and marks the arrival of a voice we've not heard before in Indian literature in English.' - The Hindu

'[A] landmark novel ... Rege has a vast descriptive repertoire, is willing to take astonishing risks with structure, and is immaculate in her numerous interiority dives. Her hand is so sure it's often impossible to believe that Quarterlife is a debut.' - The Indian Express

'Quarterlife may be read in terms of an exploration of the relationship of the self with the nation in the fashion of the big novels of Salman Rushdie, Amitav Ghosh ... Rege's biggest achievement is her fidelity to her object of exploration and her refusal to make aesthetic concessions in its representation.' - Biblio

'Quarterlife is one of the best character-driven novels out in India this year: this is wholly about how people think, how their perceptions shape their behaviour, and how those perceptions may change ... [It] looks at varied matters: politics, business, religion, casteism, the conceptions (or misconceptions) of history and heritage. Patriarchy, women's rights, corruption. The Bollywood-politics nexus. All, however, are woven so organically into the overall story that it rarely feels forced. This, one feels, is a reflection of reality.' - Open Magazine

'If the novel is, arguably, one of the more democratic art forms, Quarterlife demonstrates how this is enabled not only by subject matter but also by technique ... In its refusal to privilege any one (set of) character(s) or standpoint(s), its attempt to elaborate a spectrum of political positions, and its use of language to bolster and simultaneously unravel its characters, Quarterlife is an ambitious, demanding, and deeply rewarding novel.' - The India Forum

'Through her young characters