Set in Germany and India, On the Road to Tarascon is a historical fiction that revolves around the disappearance of the Vincent Van Gogh portrait named “The Artist on the Road to Tarascon” in April, 1945.
MAGDEBURG, GERMANY, 2011
A 66-year-old lover’s note among a senile woman’s possessions sets off a chain of events that could lead to the discovery of a Van Gogh masterpiece, one of the most important paintings to have been lost in World War II.
KOLKATA, INDIA, 2012
When travel writer Neil Bose falls for Eva Schicktanz, he doesn’t know he’s getting involved with much more than a dimpled girl in nerd glasses.
Neil and Eva must stay ahead of unknown pursuers after a common goal, and follow an unusual trail charted in 1945. But after so many years, does the trail even exist?
A quest spanning continents and seven decades, this edge-of-the-seat thriller takes you as much into Hitler’s Germany as into modern-day Kolkata and keeps you hooked till the last page.
TESTIMONIALS
The author pieces together factual nuggets of art history with fiction in a story which spans continents, cultures and time, hopping from one mystery and clue at the turn of every few pages.
~Business Standard
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Admirable.
~The Indian Express
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Those keen on art and history would find this book an entertaining read.
~ Hindustan Times
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I read it in one go in just six hours, which I usually don’t do. If I say, “I enjoyed the book”, it will be understatement. Thanks a lot for giving us the pleasure.
~ Krishna
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Arnab weaves his story with a strong Kolkata connection, where the reader wishes to believe that the lost painting is here, in Kolkata, very near his/her own place, where s/he hangs around, amidst the very reality of their day-to-day dwelling. And that is the beauty of the book, especially when the reader happens to be from Kolkata.
~ Rupsa
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Thrilling and well-written.
~ Debina
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