Gurnaik Johal
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SARASWATI out 12 June @serpentstail
London, England
Joined August 2018
🌊 UPCOMING SARASWATI EVENTS 🌊 Take a look at the thread below for upcoming events with #Saraswati author @GurnaikJohal 🧵
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'Johal found himself wondering: “What if this ancient holy river was brought back in a time of water scarcity?”' A fascinating @esquire_india interview with #Saraswati author @GurnaikJohal, including his reading list 🌊📚 https://t.co/BKH7kHFYcP
esquireindia.co.in
Gurnaik Johal’s Saraswati is a buzz book that runs deeper than the hype
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My interview with one of my favourite contemporary writers, @GurnaikJohal on his debut full length novel, Saraswati for @IndianExpress
https://t.co/AJvlDdPZnR
indianexpress.com
Structured in the qissa format, the author's debut novel blends fact and fiction to paint a picture of the current political climate
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🎧 Lunchtime listening 🎧 Author @GurnaikJohal reflects on the books that inspired his debut novel #Saraswati in the latest episode of @BBCRadio4's #TakeFourBooks ✨ https://t.co/wPm2dkihNU
bbc.co.uk
Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati.
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The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2025 is now open! We are delighted to announce that @GurnaikJohal, Ben Pester and CAA’s Erika Price will be this year’s judges for the prize. Enter here: https://t.co/Aby9TcL5dN
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Listen now to my chat with @GurnaikJohal on his debut novel Saraswati on #TakeFourBooks @BBCRadio4: where a lost river re-emerges in contemporary India. His 3 influences include @GhoshAmitav, Conrad and poet Natalie Diaz - also with @PretiTaneja! 📻🎧👇 https://t.co/TYL8ZzSbvF
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📻Tune in to @BBCRadio4 this Sunday at 4pm to hear @PretiTaneja in conversation with @GurnaikJohal. Gurnaik will be discussing his debut novel ‘Saraswati’, a tale about a holy river that appears to resurface in modern-day India >>
bbc.co.uk
Gurnaik Johal tells Take Four Books about his debut novel, Saraswati.
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Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize-nominee @GurnaikJohal visited @WaterstonesPicc to tell us more about his novel Saraswati and to share three other books that have inspired his writing journey. #WDFP Saraswati (SIGNED): https://t.co/xYWwjLkJju
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'This is a summer read you can really sink into ... Gurnaik Johal is the real deal' ☀️ Great to see #Saraswati by @GurnaikJohal in @ShortList's top 10 books to read this season! https://t.co/w0OMoGpiH5
shortlist.com
The sun is orange, the planes are overhead and you’re horizontal with one of these summer reads — including the return of giants Irvine Welsh and Stephen King.
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📣 THIS WEEK 📣 Don't miss #Saraswati author @GurnaikJohal discussing climate, social instability and literature with #ALineYouHaveTraced author Roisin Dunnett at @BurleyFisher this Thursday. Tickets below! 👇 https://t.co/tEj30zIf94
burleyfisherbooks.com
10th July 2025 6.30 to 9pm Join us for a panel discussion to celebrate two outstanding debuts, A Line You Have Traced by Roisin Dunnett and Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal, that both engage brilliantly...
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Join award-winning short story writer @GurnaikJohal as he reads from his debut novel 'Saraswati' - a tale of love, lust, violence and loss in the lives of six relatives. @northernstage @GemArtsuk Just a few tickets left for Tuesday 15 July >>
northernstage.co.uk
The largest producing theatre in the North East of England. A place where ideas and people meet.
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'Part political satire, part ecological allegory, this is an excellent novel to delve into if you're after something both entertaining and thought-provoking' Another fantastic review for @GurnaikJohal's debut novel #Saraswati 🌊 https://t.co/mZCWaT558B
express.co.uk
If you're looking for something new to read this summer, I would highly recommend trying any of these 10 books, all published this year.
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'Reminiscent of Salman Rushdie, though the debut novels it most resembles in energy and range are David Mitchell’s Ghostwritten and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth' A stellar review for @GurnaikJohal's #Saraswati in the Observer ☀️ https://t.co/eAJm0GzH6q
observer.co.uk
The discovery of a holy river sparks celebration and protest in an ambitious, continent-crossing debut novel
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'It's a story of nationalism, empire and climate change ... but at its heart, it's a family story' Listen to @GurnaikJohal discuss his lauded debut novel #Saraswati on the Little Atoms podcast here. https://t.co/Pw4OSlYec6
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Blending political satire with ecological parable, @GurnaikJohal's SARASWATI finds the lives of seven individuals transformed as an ancient sacred river springs back to life... Shortlisted for the 2025 Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize: https://t.co/xYWwjLlh92
#WDFP
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📣 T O N I G H T 📣 Get your tickets for this evening's event at @WstoneIslington where @GurnaikJohal will be talking about his Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize-shortlisted novel #Saraswati 🧡 It's guaranteed to be a brilliant night! 🎟️: https://t.co/rF3lThFKlD
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Blending political satire with ecological parable, @GurnaikJohal's #WDFP shortlisted SARASWATI finds the lives of seven individuals transformed as an ancient sacred river springs back to life in a rapidly changing contemporary India: https://t.co/h7z9UiXtdw
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