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2014 autobiographical novel by Akhil Sharma
Family Life
US hardback edition
AuthorAkhil Sharma
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiographical novel
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publication dateApril 7, 2014
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Digital (ebook)
Pages224 (US hardback edition)
AwardsFolio Prize (2015)
International Dublin Literary Award (2016)
ISBN978-0-393-06005-8

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.

This was Sharma's second published novel. It won the 2015 Folio Prize and the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award.

Reception

According to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on seven critic reviews with four being "rave" and three being "positive". Culture Critic assessed critical response as an aggregated score of 82% based on an accumulation of British and American press reviews. On The Omnivore, an aggregator of British press, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.0 out of 5.

References

  1. Deraniyagala, Sonali (3 April 2014). "Akhil Sharma's 'Family Life'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. Wolitzer, Meg (10 April 2014). "After A Disaster In 'Family Life,' Relief Never Comes". National Public Radio. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. Gunn, Kirsty (10 May 2014). "Family Life by Akhil Sharma review – an unhappy emigration". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. Mark Brown (23 March 2015), Akhil Sharma wins Folio prize for fiction. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. "Akhil Sharma's Family Life wins International Dublin Literary Award". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. "Family Life". Book Marks. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. "Akhil Sharma - Family Life". Culture Critic. Archived from the original on 21 Jan 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. "Family Life by Akhil Sharma". The Omnivore. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
Awards
Preceded byHarvest International Dublin Literary Award recipient
2016 		Succeeded byA General Theory of Oblivion


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