First Proof: The Penguin Book of New Writing from India #5

“Certain publishers remain resolute in their quest to discover and nurture new writing, driven possibly by the conviction that in the sea of unheard voices, there are several worth listening to and taking a chance on… [First Proof is] worth waiting for. Year after year.”
— The Hindu

In First Proof, we continue to publish the best new writing from India. You will discover exciting first-time writers and encounter familiar names writing in new genres. This fifth volume includes outstanding translations, travel writing, poetry, memoir, short stories, and portraits—both fictional and real.

First Proof: The Penguin Book of New Writing from India 5 confirms that there is no better time to be a writer. Or a reader.

Non-fiction

Aditya Sinha
Bishakha Datta
Krupakar, Senani and S.R. Ramakrishna
Rita Kothari
Samanth Subramanian
Satnam and Vishav Bharti
Shilpa Phadke, Sameera Khan and Shilpa Ranade
Vamsee Juluri

Fiction

Aditya Sudarshan
Batul Mukhtiar
Cheryl-Ann Couto
Chitralekha Basu
Girish Khera
K.R. Meera and J. Devika
Nirupama Dutt
Radha Nair
Sheela Indra and Abha Sah
Swarnalatha Rangarajan