Zulm

An opulent and imaginatively exuberant epic novel set in India, in which the narrator, following a dubious assignment, travels from Vienna across the length and breadth of India.

It is a work rich in characters, events, and stories that, through branching narrative levels and intertwined plotlines, blends fiction with historical events, veering off the expected paths with surprising twists. The fact that Wilhelm Hengstler is also a filmmaker cannot be hidden here. It is powerful imagery and dialogues that drive the plot forward. He masterfully combines the travel and adventure novel with a crime plot and with the adventures of the mind.
Wilhelm Hengstler, who has traveled extensively throughout the country ever since, began writing this epic novel about India 20 years ago: Zulm is his magnum opus, in which he draws on these experiences and insights.