“The Illuminated is an extraordinary novel that catches your breath on the first page and simply won't let you put it down.”
ANDRÉ ACIMAN, author of ‘Call Me By Your Name’
Cover designs by Holly Ovenden
Published by Bloomsbury (Head of Zeus) in January 2023 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
‘Gives voice to a new generation’ BBC Radio 4
‘The 9 Best Upcoming Authors from India’ The Independent
A Cosmopolitan best book of 2023
A Harper’s Bazaar must-read for 2023
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GGe hhe h “An extremely elegant work, an interesting take on the universality of feminism from a uniquely Indian perspective.”
The Irish Independent
“How does Anindita Ghose know so much? Her sentences are like X-rays: nothing is hidden or can be hidden.”
AKHIL SHARMA, Folio Prize-winning author of ‘Family Life’
“A perfectly timed book...
Quietly, non-performatively political.”
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“Powerful, evocative and accomplished – it’s hard to believe The Illuminated is a debut.”
ALICE RYAN, author of ‘There’s Been a Little Incident’
Cover design by Bonita Vaz-Shimray
First published by HarperCollins India (Fourth Estate) in July 2021.
Named among best books of 2021 in the Indian press by Times of India, The Telegraph, Vogue, GQ and others.
HWR-Nielson Bestselling Books in India: Top 50 Fiction books.
Listed for the Sushila Devi Book Award, SheThePeople’s Women Writer’s Prize, Auther Awards Best Fiction, PVLF Awards, Oxford Bookstore book cover prize.
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“Ghose manages to navigate the personal interior landscapes of her character’s lives as well as give shape to a larger political scenario.”
Hindustan Times
“Ghose brings to life dozens of minutely observed characters within a richly described social and political milieu even as she focuses on the journey from loss to self-discovery and fulfilment that her two protagonists make.”
SHANTA GOKHALE, Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author of ‘Tya Varshi’
“A searing tale of love, loss and longing.”
Outlook magazine“An incisive portrayal of the abuse and exploitation that thrives as duty, perhaps even attraction, in relationships.”
SHUBHANGI SWARUP, author of ‘Latitudes of Longing’