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      Soumya Bhattacharya

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      Soumya Bhattacharya was an author, journalist and literary critic. He authored six acclaimed books of fiction, non-fiction and memoir. His work appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Statesman, Granta, The London Magazine, Wisden and The Sydney Morning Herald, among a host of other venues. He contributed to several anthologies of writing published in India and the UK. He also hosted the books podcast, Page Turner.
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