Gurnaik Johal
Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati, and the three literary works that inspired its creation.
Take Four Books speaks to writer Gurnaik Johal about his debut novel 鈥楽araswati鈥�, a tale about a holy river that appears to resurface in modern-day India. The story begins with Satnam, a man living in Wolverhampton, whose life becomes entangled in the unfolding events. His journey leads him to discover six distant relatives scattered across the world, all drawn together in a rapidly changing India.
鈥楽araswati鈥� was shortlisted for this year鈥檚 Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize. The three books that influenced Gurnaik鈥檚 novel are: The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh; Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad; and Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz.
The supporting contributor is multi-award-winning writer, Professor of World Literature and Creative Writing at Newcastle University, and 成人快手 New Generation Thinker, Preti Taneja.
Producer: Rachael O鈥橬eill
Editor: Gillian Wheelan
This was a 成人快手 Audio Scotland production.
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