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By Akhil Sharma

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Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2014 by the New York Times Book Review and New York Magazine

"Gorgeously tender at its core…beautiful, heartstopping…Family Life really blazes." —Sonali Deraniyagala, New York Times Book Review

Known for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction (New York Times), Akhil Sharma delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision.

Growing up in Delhi in 1978, eight-year-old Ajay Mishra and his older brother Birju play cricket on t...

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Fiction Literature American Fiction Peoples & Cultures - Fiction Fiction Subjects Literary Fiction Asian American Fiction Asian Americans - Fiction & Literature Character Types - Fiction 21st Century American Fiction Indian American Fiction Indian & South Asian - Fiction - Immigrants & Their Children Immigrants - Fiction 21st Century American Fiction New York Times Notable Fiction & Poetry of 2014 New York Times 10 Best Books of 2014 New York Magazine's 10 Best Books of 2014 2015 Folio Prize Winner 2015 Folio Prize Shortlist 2016 International Dublin Literary Award Shortlist 2016 International Dublin Literary Award Winner Best Books of the Year Best Books of the Year 2014 New York Times Best Books of 2014 New York Magazine's Best Books of 2014 British Literary Awards Writers' Prize (formerly the Folio Prize)All Winners - Folio Prize Previous Finalists - Folio Prize Fiction Awards International Dublin Literary Award Previous Shortlists - International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award All Winners - International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award