Congratulations @SaharuNusaiba @sombatabyal @rahulabhatia and @sunita_krishnan for making it to the longlist (fiction and non-fiction) of @KeralaLitFest Book of the Year Awards 2024.
@Choool@anitanairauthor Ha ha @chool Goodness that was 30 years ago. But, yes, what a scoop that was. Get a driving license in the Vice President's name. That was the headline.
There's something deeply sad and moving about a novel set in the past that resonates closely with present reality. It's like the grief settles deeper. We never seem to move on, just circle back, and further back. @sombatabyal@ContextIndia#BangladeshCrisis#IndiaBangladesh
If the #BangladeshCrisis has been on your mind, here's a novel that you would like to read about the fraught relationship between the citizen and the state.
#IndiaBangladesh
In the short run, you can't escape the macro backdrop; and in the long run, micro stories triumph - always.
Apart from being a superb chronicle of very messy times, this is a delightful read. Well done @sombatabyal.
4⭐, recommended!
Microreview: Red River comes highly recommended and lives up to the promise. And more. Written in prose that leaps off the pages, this is a book that will keep you hooked till the very end. Red River is a literary triumph! Congratulations @sombatabyal
Listen to @sombatabyal talk about the stories and incidents that influenced the writing of Red River.
Red River is now available at all bookstores and online.
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We are thrilled to see @sombatabyal hauntingly beautiful Red River make it to the Fiction bestseller list!
Get your copy of this one from your nearest bookstore or online.
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And, so the tour of ared River is now done and I am back in London. Thank you, my Mumbai friends for being so so wonderful. It was the nicest way to bring a glorious trip to a conclusion. Grateful.