The Erased Self

In a near-future Suryadesh, a landmark copyright case against a neurotech giant hides an illegal memory-wipe experiment. Kiran Desai, a convicted killer, is released with no memory of his crime. When he unknowingly falls in love with the sister of his victim, the boundaries between redemption and monstrosity begin to shatter, revealing that every mythologized hero has a hidden, humiliating starting point.