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'''''Family Life''''' is a 2014 [[autobiographical novel]] by [[Akhil Sharma]]. Set in 1978, it tells the coming-of-age story of an eight-year old Indian boy named Ajay Mishra living with his recently immigrated family in New York City. The story develops around his older brother Birju, who suffers a life-changing accident, and how the family copes with the incident.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Deraniyagala|first1=Sonali|title=Akhil Sharma’s ‘Family Life’|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/books/review/akhil-sharmas-family-life.html?_r=1|accessdate=15 June 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=3 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wolitzer|first1=Meg|title=After A Disaster In 'Family Life,' Relief Never Comes|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/04/10/301417440/after-a-disaster-in-family-life-relief-never-comes|accessdate=15 June 2016|publisher=[[National Public Radio]]|date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gunn|first1=Kirsty|title=Family Life by Akhil Sharma review – an unhappy emigration|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/10/family-life-akhil-sharma-review-novel|accessdate=15 June 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 May 2014}}</ref> |
'''''Family Life''''' is a 2014 [[autobiographical novel]] by [[Akhil Sharma]]. Set in 1978, it tells the coming-of-age story of an eight-year old Indian boy named Ajay Mishra living with his recently immigrated family in New York City. The story develops around his older brother Birju, who suffers a life-changing accident, and how the family copes with the incident.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Deraniyagala|first1=Sonali|title=Akhil Sharma’s ‘Family Life’|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/books/review/akhil-sharmas-family-life.html?_r=1|accessdate=15 June 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=3 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wolitzer|first1=Meg|title=After A Disaster In 'Family Life,' Relief Never Comes|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/04/10/301417440/after-a-disaster-in-family-life-relief-never-comes|accessdate=15 June 2016|publisher=[[National Public Radio]]|date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gunn|first1=Kirsty|title=Family Life by Akhil Sharma review – an unhappy emigration|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/10/family-life-akhil-sharma-review-novel|accessdate=15 June 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 May 2014}}</ref> |
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This was Sharma's second published novel. It won the 2015 [[Folio Prize]] and the 2016 [[International Dublin Literary Award]].<ref>Mark Brown (23 March 2015), [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/23/akhil-sharma-wins-folio-prize-fiction-family-life Akhil Sharma wins Folio prize for fiction]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved 11 June 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Akhil Sharma's Family Life wins International Dublin Literary Award|url= |
This was Sharma's second published novel. It won the 2015 [[Folio Prize]] and the 2016 [[International Dublin Literary Award]].<ref>Mark Brown (23 March 2015), [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/23/akhil-sharma-wins-folio-prize-fiction-family-life Akhil Sharma wins Folio prize for fiction]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved 11 June 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Akhil Sharma's Family Life wins International Dublin Literary Award|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36491013|accessdate=11 June 2016|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> |
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| Author | Akhil Sharma |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiographical novel |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | April 7, 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) Digital (ebook) |
| Pages | 224 (US hardback edition) |
| Awards | Folio Prize (2015) International Dublin Literary Award (2016) |
| ISBN | 978-0-393-06005-8 |
Family Life is a 2014 autobiographical novel by Akhil Sharma. Set in 1978, it tells the coming-of-age story of an eight-year old Indian boy named Ajay Mishra living with his recently immigrated family in New York City. The story develops around his older brother Birju, who suffers a life-changing accident, and how the family copes with the incident.[1][2][3]
This was Sharma's second published novel. It won the 2015 Folio Prize and the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award.[4][5]
References
- ^ Deraniyagala, Sonali (3 April 2014). "Akhil Sharma's 'Family Life'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Wolitzer, Meg (10 April 2014). "After A Disaster In 'Family Life,' Relief Never Comes". National Public Radio. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Gunn, Kirsty (10 May 2014). "Family Life by Akhil Sharma review – an unhappy emigration". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Mark Brown (23 March 2015), Akhil Sharma wins Folio prize for fiction. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Akhil Sharma's Family Life wins International Dublin Literary Award". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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