First Proof The Penguin Book of New Writing from India || Sunanda K. Datta-Ray ||

Fiction Travel Memoir Reportage Essays. An anthology of new writing and new writers, and established writers writing in a new genre, First Proof showcases original and brilliant non-fiction and fiction and will be an annual publication. The collection includes works in progress, essays, short stories and a graphic short. Among the non-fiction pieces in this volume is an account of a childhood in boarding school, a portrait of Naipaul on his first visit to India in the 60s, reportage on Sri Lanka, the RSS, a don in Bihar, an essay on the Bollywood vamp, and glimpses of Kashmir. Fiction includes themes of incest, suicide, love, lust, familial bonds, human relationships, loneliness, dysfunctional people and a graphic vignette with London as a backdrop.