Vikram Chandra
Born in New Delhi, India, in 1961, Vikram Chandra now divides his time between Bombay and Washington D.C. His debut novel, Red Earth and Pouring Rain, was awarded the David Higham Prize for Fiction and the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best First Published Book. His collection of stories, Love and Longing in Bombay, was published in 1997 and won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Eurasia region. It was also shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize. His most recent novel, Sacred Games, was published in 2007 and was shortlisted for the Encore Awards.
Books by Vikram Chandra
Shanti
Published: December 2019
Faber 90th Stories brings together some of our finest short stories, past, present and future.
Geek Sublime
Published: March 2014
An examination of the Indian genius for coding, told through the secret computer programming career of acclaimed literary novelist Vikram Chandra.
Sacred Games
Published: September 2007
Now a Netflix series: India's most wanted. A washed-up cop. Mumbai, a city running out of time.
Red Earth and Pouring Rain
Published: September 2007
A work of vivid imagination and a celebration of the power of storytelling.
Love and Longing in Bombay
Published: September 2007
Five haunting tales of Bombay, from the acclaimed author of Sacred Games and Red Earth Pouring Rain.
