Not at all. First novel The Impressionist gained Kunzru one of the largest advances in publishing history - around £1.25 million. Hari Kunzru was music editor of Wallpaper* magazine from 1999 ...

Occupational hazards abound for Jay, the narrator of Hari Kunzru’s latest novel, Blue Ruin. We meet him in 2020, in the early days of Covid, as he delivers groceries in upstate New York.