Lagbhagpanu

Divine Publications, Ahmedabad | 2024

Cover Artwork: Samvit Joshi

Lagbhagpanu is the author’s second collection of stories in Gujarati, containing some of his acclaimed stories such as Chunni, Blackie, and Laundry Room.  Set in both Canada and India, the nine stories in the collection chart the journeys of characters who find themselves in a state of ambivalence and confusion, as they redefine ideas of home, sexuality, and belonging.

The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told

Ed. Rita Kothari

Aleph Book Company | 2022

Abhimanyu Acharya’s story Chunni, first published in Gujarati, is translated by Prof. Rita Kothari and collected here as part of this wonderful anthology that traces the breadth and depth of short stories in Gujarati over the years.

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Padchhao Vachche

Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2020

Rangdwar Publications, Ahmedabad | 2018

Cover Artwork: Samvit Joshi

In his debut collection of fourteen short stories, Abhimanyu traverses new topics and experiments with form and language. Filled with lightness and surprises, the stories explore complexities of love, sexuality and human nature through the solid narrative structure and the subtle, lyrical quality of language.

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