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C.Y. Gopinath

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Born

in Kottayam, India

May 30

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http://www.washingtonpssst.com

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Literature & Fiction, Travel, Humor and Comedy

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Vladimir Nabokov, John Barth, Gerald Durrell, Adam Hall, Truman Capote ...more

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November 2011

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My newest novel, Hoyt’s War , is a sharply funny, dystopian satire about America’s descent into an idiocracy under a Trump-like president called Barry Codbag.

Trump himself apparently doesn't like it. I hope you read it soon, and share it with every sane American you know.

I never thought I could ever write a book. Being a journalist sometimes does that to you. But now I’m working on my fifth and sixth books, one of them fiction and the other not.

My first novel, The Book of Answers was shortlisted for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize for Best Fiction.

I've been writing as long as I can remember, but fiction only since 2005. Traveling to places that intrigued me — which led to my first book, Travels with the Fish , published by HarperCollins i ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

C.Y. Gopinath I actually wait it out. In my case, writer's block usually happens when I am unable to resolve a plot point or story direction in my novel. I find pat…moreI actually wait it out. In my case, writer's block usually happens when I am unable to resolve a plot point or story direction in my novel. I find patience very useful. It's a little like requesting a book at a library and then waiting. The librarian potters around inside, you don't know exactly where, and finally emerges with the book you wanted.

It's similar. I think things are being worked out inside when I have writer's block. If I wait, a moment comes when the book resumes itself.(less)

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Where can I buy a copy of travels with the fish?

C.Y. Gopinath I'm afraid the book seems to be out of stock. However, I just checked in amazon.com and it seems used copies in pretty good shape are available. You c…moreI'm afraid the book seems to be out of stock. However, I just checked in amazon.com and it seems used copies in pretty good shape are available. You can see them here at —

http://tinyurl.com/ybryzeze

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	The Book of Answers 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2011 — 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
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C.Y. Gopinath's Blog: Bookitudes

Is bad better than good?

I was at a coffee shop in Mumbai. In tables around me sat about 30 of the city's young and cool, guys with gals, dudes with prudes. My friend Sumit, a self-made brand marketing guru, told me that these were the real audience for The Book of Answers, my first novel, which was recently shortlisted for the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. "They read Chetan Bhagat," he said. "And they would love you."

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