About Book
Neti, Neti follows Sophie and her free-spirited friends through offices, pubs, call centres, night streets, shopping malls, rock concerts, and the homes of Bangalore's newly rich, as Sophie starts to feel more and more alienated in the money-mad city. A horrific murder sends her back to her hometown, where her Hamlet-quoting father and increasingly religious mother are chasing their separate dreams. Will Sophie be able to pull back from the brink and find herself a home?
About Author
Anjum Hasan is the author of the highly-praised novel Lunatic in My Head (2007), which was shortlisted for the Crossword Fiction Award, and of the book of poems Street on the Hill (2006). She is one of the foremost poets of her generation and has been featured in several anthologies including 60 Indian Poets. Anjum has also written essays and short fiction for various publications including Hindu Literary Review, The Little Magazine, Tehelka, Mint Lounge, First City and Outlook Traveller. She lives in Bangalore with her writer husband.