Everything There Is by M. G. Vassanji

A REMARKABLE TALE OF LOVE, FAITH, AND DESIRE SET IN THE WORLD OF ACADEMIA AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS.

From two-time Giller Prize winner M.G. Vassanji comes a brilliant new novel that vividly explores the intersection of science, religion, and the human heart. The story follows Nurul Islam, a world-renowned physicist at Imperial College, London, and a key figure in the pursuit of a "Theory of Everything." A devout family man, Nurul’s carefully structured life is upended during a lecture at Harvard when he falls in love with a graduate student, Hilary Chase.

As his personal life fractures, Nurul faces professional and political turmoil. His philosophical views on God and physics have drawn the ire of fundamentalist groups, and his refusal to aid Pakistan’s nuclear program makes him a target of the establishment. Simultaneously, a malicious smear campaign threatens to dismantle his scientific legacy. As these crises converge, his wife, Sakina Begum, finds herself grappling with her own betrayal in response to her husband's infidelity. Everything There Is is an exceptionally wise and intimate account of love, honor, guilt, and genius—a compelling portrait of a traditional man caught in the crosshairs of inescapable, transformative forces.