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It's all about Mumbai. The city by the sea -- home to the biggest dream factory and the more violent world of guns and gangsters -- has recently been in the news for its ability to move on. And bringing this fascinating world through the eyes of detective Sartaj Singh is Vikram Chandra in his book "Sacred Games''.

The biggest book of the year for Penguin, it promises to be the most talked about piece of fiction. The novel, which is due to come out in August, took seven years to write. Those who have read "Love and Longing in Bombay'' will probably remember Sartaj Singh. With all the makings of a Bollywood pot-boiler and the skill of Chandra's writing, the book will be interesting.

"Sacred Games" is a story of friendships and betrayals and of terrible violence that draws people into the lives of detective Sartaj Singh— and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India.

Vikram Chandra's book "Red Earth and Pouring Rain'' was received with outstanding critical acclaim. It won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book and the David Higham Prize for Fiction.

Chandra's latest book has been in the news ever since it was to be printed. Chandra has also had strong attachments with the Hindi film industry and has also co-written "Mission Kashmir", the Bollywood feature film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. His work has been translated into 11 languages.

The book will also be released in Hindi later in the year.

Giving many more people the chance to be able to share his vision, the translation of the book will probably take it to a whole host of readers who wouldn't have got to read his work otherwise. -- Mandira Nayar

-- Mandira Nayar

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