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by Mayank Bhatt (Author)
Sharad, in Bombay, is an unassuming, accommodating sort, who winds up almost casually in various situations as he grows up. His story begins in childhood with the suicide of his father, and the immediate mental breakdown of his mother. Brought up by his grandmother, he grows up to become a nonconforming open-minded journalist involved in Bombay's union and communal politics. After several not-very-exciting jobs and relationships he marries an Indo-Canadian woman, Gunjun, from Toronto whom he meets via a photo and emails. He moves to Canada knowing almost nothing about the country and subsequently struggles with jobs, marriage, identity, and the weather. A vivid existential novel about an uncomfortable uncompromising new Canadian.
Author Biography
Mayank Bhatt immigrated to Toronto in 2008 from Mumbai (Bombay). Since then he was actively engaged with the Toronto literary scene and was a board member of the Toronto Festival of Literature and the Arts (TFSALA). His debut novel, Belief, was published by Mawenzi House in 2016. His short stories have been published in TOK 5: Writing the New Toronto, Canadian Voices II, the Maple Tree Literary Supplement, and the Beacon.
