RaveTimes Literary Supplement (UK)Through his stark black-and-white images, Sacco captures the dying days of what future historians might come to regard as India’s \'First Republic\' ... Sacco is well known for his attention to detail, a trait amply on display in this book. At one level, sharply observed drawings convey how hundreds of finely delineated individuals coalesce into the terrifying collectivity that is the crowd. At another level, precisely etched close-ups capture the range of emotions – from anxiety to anger – of his interviewees.
