Deepak Unnikrishnan, winner of the inaugural Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing for his debut novel Temporary People, is coming to the States from Abu Dhabi for an author tour. A starred Kirkus review calls the book “An enchanting, unparalleled anthem of displacement and repatriation." Catch him in person at one of these live events:
Author Events
- January 28: Reading Group Choices Book Lovers Extravaganza at Milkweed Books (Minneapolis, MN)
- March 13: Franklin Park Reading Series with Mary Gaitskill and Others (Brooklyn, NY)
- March 14: Greenlight Bookstore Launch Party with Mia Alvar (Brooklyn, NY)
- March 16: City Lights with Shanthi Sekaran (San Francisco, CA)
- March 17: Diesel, A Bookstore with Marie Mutsuki Mockett (Oakland, CA)
- March 19: Skylight Books with David Shook (Los Angeles, CA)
- March 20: Literati Bookstore (Ann Arbor, MI)
- March 21: Writing Program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
- March 21: Unabridged Bookstore (Chicago, IL)
- March 22: Seminary Co-Op (Chicago, IL)
- March 23: Asian American Writers Workshop with Alexandra Kleeman (New York, NY)
- March 24: NYU (New York, NY)
- August 19: Edinburgh International Book Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
By Deepak Unnikrishnan
Winner of The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing
Winner of The Hindu Prize
Best Books of 2017: Booklist, Kirkus, San Francisco Chronicle
"Guest workers of the United Arab Emirates embody multiple worlds and identities and long for home in a fantastical debut work of fiction, winner of the inaugural Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing.… An enchanting, unparalleled anthem of displacement and repatriation."
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Paperback • ISBN: 9781632061423
Publication date: Mar 14, 2017