Animal Nightlife

Author: Banerjea, Koushik

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 9 July 2026 by Conduit Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Vikram, Ravi and Sean, childhood friendsfrom south London, seem to be the only ones who have noticed that they havewings. As adults and 'multiples' - their hybrid human/animal forms - they areall now dealing with the personal and political fallout of what is turning outto be an unexpectedly turbulent present in which 'singulars' - narrow-minded,non-syncretic - are the ones making the weather.

It feels like a dangerous time for anyone deemed an outsider. Humansociety has rarely been this reckless or rapacious, and the fragile ecosystemholding together all the unlikely alliances of 'animal nightlife' has beenplaced in mortal danger. Consumerism, greed, violence, and prejudice of everykind are ranged against the brave souls taking a stand by lining the telegraphwires as a final showdown draws ever closer.