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Preti Taneja

Born

in The United Kingdom

April 26, 1977

Website

http://www.preti-taneja.co.uk

Twitter

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Genre

Contemporary, Fiction, Poetry

Influences

J.M. Coetzee, Rabindranath Tagore, Manto, Aleksander Hemon,AL Kennedy, ...more

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Praise for WE THAT ARE YOUNG

WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2018

Sarah Perry, chair of judges, said:

“Samira, Chris and myself were absolutely unanimous in our love and admiration for this novel, whose scope, ambition, skill and wisdom was, quite simply, awe-inspiring … all three of us sat together, shaking our heads, saying, ‘If this is her first novel, what extraordinary work will come next?’”

'Revelatory. One of the most exquisite and original novels of the year.' - Sunday Times.

'Looks to hold a mirror to our times.' Observer Summer Picks.

'A masterpiece' - The Spectator

'Fierce, freewheeling' - Guardian

'An Instant Classic' - The Times of India

Praise for Kumkum Malhotra:

With its beautifully sculpted surfaces and terrifying depths, this no ...more

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Preti Taneja’s books

Average rating: 3.49 · 1,463 ratings · 277 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	We That Are Young 3.46 avg rating — 1,061 ratings — published 2017 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Players: Writers on the Albums that Shaped Them by Tom Gatti (Editor), Deborah Levy, Clive James 3.45 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aftermath 3.58 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Others: Writers on the power of words to help us see beyond ourselves by Charles Fernyhough (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leila Aboulela (Goodreads Author), Gillian Allnutt 4.19 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kumkum Malhotra 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waiting for the Gift: Stories Inspired by Low by Dima Alzayat (Goodreads Author), Anne Billson (Goodreads Author), Rowan Hisayo Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncertain Refuge, Dangerous Return: Iraq's Uprooted Minorities by Chris Chapman (Goodreads Author), Preti Taneja liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Assimilation, Exodus, Eradication: Iraq's Minority Communities Since 2003 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vi de unge 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zago Men Western Casual Leisure Slim Tailoring Padded Suit Blazer Black L 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Preti Taneja (?)

“One cannot create paradise without maintaining hell.”
― Preti Taneja, We That Are Young

tags: balance, evil, good, hell, paradise

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“Confusion: the bastard half brother of chaos. Chaos: the torture instrument of forgetting.”
― Preti Taneja, We That Are Young

tags: befuddlement, chaos, confusion, forgetting, torture

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“The world keeps turning, turning. There are no straight lines but those of lineage, and on maps and spider's webs.”
― Preti Taneja, We That Are Young

tags: coherence, destiny, fate, life, lines, maps, sense

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Polls

What would you like to read in March for our fiction choice?

Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

6 votes, 42.9%

We That Are Young by Preti Taneja

3 votes, 21.4%

A Fist or a Heart by Kristín Eiríksdóttir

2 votes, 14.3%

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

2 votes, 14.3%

Blue Self-Portrait by Noémi Lefebvre

1 vote, 7.1%

14 total votes

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