<p>''This novel is genius . . . strange and superb . . . radiant and exhilarating'' <i><b>THE TELEGRAPH</b></i><br><br>''A magnificent attempt to help us understand the mixture of optimism, self-defense, hope and delusion[needed] to make the monumental choice of whether or not to leave home'' <i><b>NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</b></i><br><br><i>''</i> A sobering reminder''<b><i>WASHINGTON POST</i></b><br><br>''Leaping, chattering, dancing atop this conundrum [of global migration] comes the hero of Celina Baljeet Basra''s debut novel, Happy Singh Soni, his head bursting with ideas, his heart set on gargantuan dreams'' <i><b>NEW YORK TIMES</b></i><br><br><h3><b>A starry-eyed young cinephile leaves his rural village in India with big dreams, only to find himself trapped in menial jobs and forced to work off a debt he may never repay. </b></h3><br><br> In a small farming village in Punjab, India, a boy crouches over his brother''s phone in a rapeseed field watching clips of Godard''s <i>Band