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Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma is the author of An Obedient Father, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Best American Short Stories, and O. Henry Award Stories. A native of Delhi, he lives in New York City... show more

Akhil Sharma is the author of An Obedient Father, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Best American Short Stories, and O. Henry Award Stories. A native of Delhi, he lives in New York City and is an assistant professor of English at Rutgers University, Newark.
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Fiction
Akhil Sharma's Books
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules - Dorothy Parker, Sarah Vowell, Alice Munro, David Sedaris, Richard Yates, Joyce Carol Oates, Lorrie Moore, Flannery O'Connor, Amy Hempel, Akhil Sharma, Tim Johnston, Tobias Wolff, Charles Baxter, Jhumpa Lahiri, Katherine Mansfield, Jean Thompson, Frank Gannon, Jincy Willet English, August: An Indian Story - Upamanyu Chatterjee, Akhil Sharma An Obedient Father - Akhil Sharma Family Life - Akhil Sharma Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst ... Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today's New York - John Freeman, Garnette Cadogan, Bill Cheng, Teju Cole, Lydia Davis, Jonathan Dee, Junot Díaz, Mark Doty, Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer, D.W. Gibson, Chaasadahyah Jackson, Lawrence Joseph, Victor LaValle, Valeria Luiselli, Colum McCann, Dinaw Mengestu, Téa Obreht, Pat If You Sing Like That For Me (Electric L... If You Sing Like That For Me (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading Book 269) - Akhil Sharma A Life of Adventure and Delight - Akhil ... A Life of Adventure and Delight - Akhil Sharma
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Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst ... Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today's New York - John Freeman, Garnette Cadogan, Bill Cheng, Teju Cole, Lydia Davis, Jonathan Dee, Junot Díaz, Mark Doty, Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer, D.W. Gibson, Chaasadahyah Jackson, Lawrence Joseph, Victor LaValle, Valeria Luiselli, Colum McCann, Dinaw Mengestu, Téa Obreht, Pat
A Life of Adventure and Delight - Akhil ... A Life of Adventure and Delight - Akhil Sharma
An Obedient Father - Akhil Sharma
Family Life - Akhil Sharma
Family Life - Akhil Sharma
Family Life - Akhil Sharma
English, August: An Indian Story - Upamanyu Chatterjee, Akhil Sharma
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules - Dorothy Parker, Sarah Vowell, Alice Munro, David Sedaris, Richard Yates, Joyce Carol Oates, Lorrie Moore, Flannery O'Connor, Amy Hempel, Akhil Sharma, Tim Johnston, Tobias Wolff, Charles Baxter, Jhumpa Lahiri, Katherine Mansfield, Jean Thompson, Frank Gannon, Jincy Willet
An Obedient Father - Akhil Sharma
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christophffischer
christophffischer rated it 10 years ago
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“Family Life” by Akhil Sharma is a beautiful and bitter sweet story. Immigration life in the 1970s US and family tragedy are well teamed together as main themes to make for a rich and emotional read. A great voice, likeable and with a fascinating perspective, the story only suffered for me from mayb...
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Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it 11 years ago
text Family Life
There are some wonderful moments in Akhil Sharma's Family Life, largely in how the protagonist, Ajay, sees the world. He often has a view that is juvenile, yet insightful. These glimpses of Ajay's perspective give this novel its strength, but it hinges far too much on these occasions. The story and ...
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Book Candy
Book Candy rated it 16 years ago
text Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules
I love David Sedaris and I went to see him live... he recommended some books to read and then I found this collection he compiled. I am not a huge fan of short stories. I like them only if the story completes itself and isn't all about symbolism and themes. A few stories I loved and some I couldn't ...
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