Sunday, November 11, 2007
my book is out, finally
My first novel has just been published by Rupa & Co. It’s called Jet City Woman. The title comes from a song of the same name by a band called Queensryche, best known for their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime. My novel comes to just under 200 pages, and is priced at Rs. 195. The ISBN number, if you require it, is 978-81-291-1278-1.
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awesome dude, a queensryche song! can't wait to read it!
Good luck! Hope your book is a big success.
Dear Ankush,
Absolutely delighted to hear the news! Congratulations and wish you all the luck. The cover looks great. Looking forward to reading the book. Anupama
way to go ankush!
we are very proud of you
you r a true edmundian......"a hero who never yeilds"
sujan
congratulations!! woohoo!!
Hey hey congrats.Hopeful to get my hands on the book as fast as I can.
This is great...congrats. The Booker next? Waiting for it. Best wishes
its a must read...seriously one of the best things to have come out of the whole Indian Writing in English scene!
Dear Listoo
M sure the book will reach wher u want it to be!!lokking forward to reading it.best wishes
chiranjeeta
Awesome man ! Congratulations ! Hope it sells well and is merely a harbinger of much better times ahead !!!
Dear Listu!!
What a pleasant surprise!! I did not know that you writes also. As you are a man of few words, perhaps, you express better with pen then the mouth!! I will rush to Khanmarket and try to get a copy ASAP.
Three cheers!!!
Nalong
Was lucky to be one of the first to read the book and needless to say, you have my stamp of approval!! Cheers!!
thanks for all the comments. each one means a lot to me. hope you keep visiting this blog. will be putting up new posts as the book goes along.
Hi Ankush:
Wow! Always said you were a dark horse.
All the best. Love the cover :)
Sunaina
Hey Ankush. Congratulations. will get my copy immediately! And your autograph too!
Vineeta
Nice to see a new English novel from India. Hope it will be available in USA market soon.
Rajen Barua, Houston, Texas
Hey Ankush,
Many congratulations and all the very best :-)
Cheers,
Ena
what do i say man .... the sky is the limit .... cheers
Hey Lis... CONGRATULATIONS... and a BIIIGGG HUG... do i get the copy of it?...;) he he he.. Never mind...Will go to the bookstore immediately. got to know the great news from Ozzy. Good luck on your new journey. and do keep in touch
grace
so nice to read your comments people. make sure you buy several copies, for yourself and for friends and family!
So that it becomes "a bestseller"... right?... he he he... i'll try my best... anything for u... but it seems it hasnt reached hyderabad yet... i checked the bookstores the other day.
Dear ankush,
You have written a really fantastic book.though i am not much of a reader but just happened to read your book a day back.infact all credit goes to mark
(who foolishly left THE book on his workstation at the office)...brilliant story and well expressed...good luck and wish you all the best for all your future books...
Kunal Dixit(Mark's friend)
...and of course i am gonna recommend this book to all my friends....
Kunal Dixit
grace: don't know about it becoming a bestseller, but will be happy if you read it and enjoy it. i think copies have just started reaching cities other than Delhi, so keep asking at the bookstore. kunal: i'm glad you liked the book. it would be great if you recommended it to friends. i hope all of you keep visiting this blog, as there's a lot more on the book to be posted.
REVIEW
JET CITY WOMAN is a very readable book that highlights the travails and follies of youth arising out of the "heart ruling he head syndrome".It is also a book full of coincidences.The language is simple and the style fluent.The author may have done well to dwell a little more on the geographical locations of some of the places in the North East that he mentioned.That way, it would have been easier for the readers beyond the region to conceptualize.All in all, it is a book that grips you and keeps you guessing till the end.
TAJKUR RAHMAN (KUCHIE)
Thanks Ankush... have never read a novel before but i swear it's good... the way truth unravels itself is always mysterious... switching back and forth from one destination to the other in search of our destiny is but another truth of life... what one longs for may not always be what one gets.. and we have no choice but to live with our fate.
Hoping to see another piece from you on the stands soon.
Listoo..m so happy fr u..waiting 2 lay my hands on da book..my prayrs wth u.
Tultul
After a long time I came across a book which I can identify with. Although all the characters are fictitous( a little doubt is there!!)the resemblance is so close that while I was reading I was going back into my college days and life in north camous. All in all a fantastic must read work of art. Man you did all of us, who know you for all these years proud. All the best for your future books. Cheers and Hoi Kiw Malhotra!!!This is no Wahem ): for sure.
Mark
Ankush,
Congratulations.
I'm still trying to procure the book online , ie, until I find time to visit one of the book stalls out here in Bangalore
Albert
Hey dude,
Congrats.
I got the book from www.bookshopofindia.com
Seems to be a nice one.
Chao.
hey Saiks,
just can't wait to get hold of ur book.and can't wait to give u a big CHEERS when i get to delhi.hehehe....KEEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.....AND LET THE SHILLONG SPIRIT SOARS HIGHER AND HIGHER.MAY GOD BLESS YOU.............
Kulkul, Tultul, Grace, Mark, Bok, Albert, and Anonymous: Thanks for making some time for the book, and hope you keep visiting this blog.
I got hold of a copy of your book in Shillong today and must congratulate you on this maiden venture! It's a good read, and I liked the way you've captured the conflicted love-hate relationship with Delhi while being always pulled back to this place called home... the DU and Shillong bits are about places I'm so familiar with that it's good to read about them in a novel for the first time. All the very best!
nano: nice to know that you got yourself a copy, and nicer still to know that you liked it! When you say, "...the DU and Shillong bits are about places I'm so familiar with that it's good to read about them in a novel for the first time.", well, i feel like i've done a good job.
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