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Raghav Rao

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Raghav Rao is a Chicago-based writer. Born in Mumbai, he grew up in London, Los Angeles, and Southern India. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His debut novel, MISSY, is forthcoming in September 2024 with Penguin Random House (India) - Vintage Books and Hera Books (UK & Commonwealth). He enjoys bird-watching, biking, and playing squash. His newsletter on information saturation is available on substack

To all North American readers -- please make an effort to purchase MISSY from Northwestern University Press either directly from them or on Amazon or B/N or Bookshop.org. Please don't give your money to resellers. It was very kind of Northwestern University Press to acquire the North A ...more

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Dear, Reader of The Last Stop on The Late Train.

You probably know that I’m a writer but you may not know that for the better part of the last decade I have also been part of The Office of Modern Composition, a Chicago-based company that creates compositions and nurtures composers. We coach writers and help people and organizations tell their stories.

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