First edition cover | |
Author | Gaurav Sharma |
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Language | English |
Subject | Novel |
Genre | Semi-autobiographical Fiction |
Published | Kalpaz Publications |
Publication date | 2016 |
Publication place | India |
Media type | Book |
Pages | 178 pages |
ISBN | 978-93-5128-237-2 |
OCLC | 993404163 |
Gone Are The Days is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Gaurav Sharma. The book was included in the IANS list of recommended books for young adults.
Publication
The first edition of Gone Are The Days was published in 2016 by Kalpaz Publications. The book was well received among the youth in India.
Synopsis
A solitary boy named Gaurav experiences kaleidoscopic shifts in his initial life because of several mismatching events. The protagonist was born in a typical Punjabi Brahmin family and spent the most of his childhood in Sitamarhi, a small town of Bihar. After few years, Gaurav had to move to Delhi for his higher studies. The book runs in the flashback where the protagonist appears for his IELTS speaking test that would help him move to Canada for higher studies, and it is during the test he tells his story to the examiner.
References
- "A boy's journey to make it big in life; and everything in between". Deccan Chronicle. 11 September 2017.
- "Of discovery, misery and smart shopping (IANS Books This Weekend)". Business Standard. 22 September 2017.
- Sharma, Gaurav (2016). Gone are the Days. Kalpaz Publications. ISBN 9789351282372. ASIN 9351282376.
- "'गॉन आर द डेज' नॉवेल को पसंद कर रहे हैं YOUTH, लेखक बोले- 'जिंदगी की है कहानी'". samacharplus.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "नॉवेल गॉन आर द डेज प्रकाशित, युवाआें काे आ रही पसंद". patrika.com. 14 September 2017.
- "Gone are the Days is the story of a solitary boy, says author Gaurav Sharma". Deccan Chronicle.
- "'Gone are the Days': Vignettes of nostalgia". United News of India.
- "In conversation with Gaurav Sharma about his book Gone are the Days and the journey it portrays". The Asian Age.