[Book] Truths Unmasked: A First Work Blending Lucidity and Satire by Taariq Peerbocus

Published on December 24, 2025, Truths Unmasked marks the literary debut of Taariq Peerbocus. This limited and exclusive edition is available only through the author, outside of bookstores.

Neither a novel nor an academic essay, Truths Unmasked is characterized by its fragmented form. The book offers a deep exploration of human psychology, emotions, and social paradoxes through short reflections that are sometimes incisive and at other times meditative.

The work is organized into a five-phase journey: The Mind, The Self, The Heart, Society, and Becoming. This progression reflects an inner evolution, shifting from intellectual analysis to a form of both personal and collective lucidity. Themes such as ego, integrity, resilience, betrayal, social hypocrisy, and renewal are explored.

A keen observer of human behavior, Taariq Peerbocus draws inspiration from everyday life—ordinary conversations, social contradictions, silences, and postures—to create a writing style that blends psychology, philosophy, emotional intelligence, humor, and satire. The author does not provide ready-made answers but encourages readers to question their own certainties.

Humor plays a central role in Truths Unmasked. It is used as a disarming tool, allowing uncomfortable truths to be addressed without excessive weight. Some passages are intentionally ironic, almost lighthearted, before transitioning to more direct reflections. This deliberate contrast is described by the author as a "serious yet unserious" perspective.

The book explores over a hundred micro-themes, some of which stem from daily reflections shared on social media over seventy consecutive days. These fragments have been reworked and structured to form a coherent piece, conceived as a lasting conversation with the reader.

The choice of limited distribution is a conscious decision. For Taariq Peerbocus, Truths Unmasked is not a product intended for mass consumption, but rather an invitation to reflection. Each copy is designed to be read slowly, questioned, and sometimes contested.

With this first work, the author offers a demanding and profoundly human reading that examines the social, emotional, and moral masks that each individual wears. Truths Unmasked targets a readership in search of meaning, willing to embrace doubt as a starting point rather than a weakness.