Family Life is a 2014 autobiographical novel by Akhil Sharma. Set in 1978, it tells the coming-of-age story of an eight-year old Indian boy named Ajay Mishra living with his recently immigrated family in New York City. The story develops around his older brother Birju, who suffers a life-changing accident, and how the family copes with the incident.[1][2][3]
This was Sharma's second published novel. It won the 2015 Folio Prize and the 2016 International Dublin Literary Award.[4][5]
ReceptionAccording to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on seven critic reviews with four being "rave" and three being "positive".[6] Culture Critic assessed critical response as an aggregated score of 82% based on an accumulation of British and American press reviews.[7] On The Omnivore, an aggregator of British press, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.0 out of 5.[8]
References- ^ Deraniyagala, Sonali (3 April 2014). "Akhil Sharma's 'Family Life'". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Wolitzer, Meg (10 April 2014). "After A Disaster In 'Family Life,' Relief Never Comes". National Public Radio. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Gunn, Kirsty (10 May 2014). "Family Life by Akhil Sharma review – an unhappy emigration". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Mark Brown (23 March 2015), Akhil Sharma wins Folio prize for fiction. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Akhil Sharma's Family Life wins International Dublin Literary Award". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Family Life". Book Marks. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Akhil Sharma - Family Life". Culture Critic. Archived from the original on 21 Jan 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Family Life by Akhil Sharma". The Omnivore. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
