Kolkata, Oct 26 (UNI) HarperCollins Publishers India has announced that it will be publishing two books by Aanchal Malhotra: the first a work of non-fiction titled In the Language of Remembering: Generational Memories of the Partition in 2021 and the second a novel titled The Book of Everlasting Things in 2022, respectively.
Both books have been acquired from David Godwin at David Godwin Associates.
Aanchal’s first book, Remnants of a Separation, told stories of the survivors of Partition who experienced the momentous event first-hand. In the Language of Remembering: Generational Memories of the Partition takes the narrative forward by shifting focus to the post-memory generation – how the generations that have not witnessed Partition engage with its history; whether a pre-Partition identity belonging to their parents or grandparents constitutes any part of their present life. How does the event continue to affect us today, and what does it mean to remember it?