The English translation of renowned Hindi writer Satya Vyas’ best-selling Hindi novel “Benar’s Talkies” will hit the bookstands in July, Penguin Random House India (PRHI) announced on Saturday.
The novel was originally published in Hindi in 2015, and translated into English by editor and translator Himadri Aggarwal.
It will be published under Penguin’s ‘Iburi Press’ imprint.
Touted as one of India’s best campus novels, “Benaras Talkies” follows three friends as they navigate undergraduate college life, plan to steal exam papers, struggle to talk to women and form friendships that last a lifetime over bad mess meals.
“‘Benaras Talkies’ is an award-winning Hindi bestseller. This ‘hostelgic’ fiction has entertained readers in Hindi for years. It gives me immense pride that we can now reach new readers in English through Penguin Random House,” Vyas, “Delhi The award-winning author of five bestselling books, including Darbar” and “Chaurasi”, said in a statement.
“Benaras Talkies” is currently available on most e-commerce websites for pre-order.
