'Vikram Kapur' is the author of two other novels, 'Time Is a Fire' and 'The Wages of Life', as well as the editor of an anthology of short fiction and nonfiction on the anti-Sikh r...view more'Vikram Kapur' is the author of two other novels, 'Time Is a Fire' and 'The Wages of Life', as well as the editor of an anthology of short fiction and nonfiction on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 called '1984 in Memory and Imagination'. His work has been published widely in India and abroad. His short stories have been shortlisted for major international prizes including the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, as well as being broadcast over the radio. He has received a number of international writing fellowships. He is currently an associate professor of English at Shiv Nadar University. His website is www.vikramkapur.com.view less