Nishanth Injam

Feb 15, 2024 | bookbrowse.com | Daniel Clowes |Henry Hoke |Nishanth Injam |James McBride

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Sep 23, 2023 | theatlantic.com | Nishanth Injam

The trains never end. I see them go by from my bedroom window. Freight trains of varying lengths. I hadn’t given enough consideration to the noise when I rented in suburban Chicago a place directly behind the train tracks. On some level, I must have liked the idea of living in a house charged by the feeling that time was slipping away—the hours of my life marked by the passing of each train, gone forever. But of course, the reality is different. The trains are loud; they arrive too often.

Aug 21, 2023 | scroll.in | Nishanth Injam

Padmanabham clasped his hands to his chest when he found out what happened. Vikas, his 12-year-old son, had invited a white boy to their house for lunch. “He’s coming tomorrow, not today,” Vikas said, but the shock remained. Paddy took off his work bag and plunged into the sofa. He turned to Latha. “When did you find out about this?” he asked his wife. “He told me an hour ago,” Latha said. “An hour ago!” Paddy said. He hadn’t expected this one bit.

Jul 11, 2023 | bookshop.org | PEN America |Nishanth Injam

Most Anticipated Book of the Year and of July from Chicago Review of Books A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An NPR Book of the Week Publishers Weekly Book of the Week "Stunning...Injam's narratives strike a perfect balance of darkness and light." --New York Times Book Review "So rich and so beautiful." --Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR's "Weekend Edition" "Hilarious, heartrending, and wise, Nishanth Injam's stories made me want to cast all else aside and return home." --Megha Majumdar, author...

May 15, 2023 | booklistonline.com | Nishanth Injam

July 2023. 224p. Pantheon, $25 (9780593317693); e-book (9780593317709). REVIEW. First published May 15, 2023 (). Eleven gems make up Injam’s stellar debut short-story collection showcasing exquisite quotidian beauty haunted by seemingly inevitable loss—of home, family, lovers, identity—among contemporary citizens of a global diaspora.