A dealer of rare books, Deen Datta is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but everything changes when he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey, one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice. At every point, Deen is shaped by friends, including Piya, a fellow Bengali-American; Tipu, a young entrepreneur who opens Deen's eyes to the realities of today's world; Rafi, with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and Cinta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. As Deen confronts the most pressing issue of modern times, he questions everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of his childhood, and about the world around him.