Prayaag Akbar is the author of the novel Leila (2017), winner of the Crossword Jury Prize and the Tata Literature First Book Award. The book was translated into Hindi, Marathi and Turkish and was used as the basis of a Netflix show. Prayaag teaches creative writing at Krea University. He lives in Goa with his wife and son.“ ... Read more Read less
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING LEILA
‘Powerful’
– Vivek Shanbhag
‘Brilliant’
– Avni Doshi
Mother
India is the story of two young people living in contemporary
Delhi. Plodding away to make a decent living despite a middling education,
Mayank is employed in a right-wing content creator’s dingy basement studio.
Nisha, recently moved to the city from her small town in the hills, works as a
salesgirl for expensive Japanese chocolate in an upscale mall.
When Mayank discovers Nisha beaming off her Instagram like a
beacon, he is smitten, and the video clip he devises for his studio ends up
having significant consequences for them both.
Sparkling and unexpected, Prayaag Akbar’s new novel brilliantly
captures what it means to be young and alive in today’s India.
