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Rajinderpal S. Pal

However Far Away

A stunning debut by a talented new voice, However Far Away is an unforgettable story about family secrets, painful compromises, and the promises we break to ourselves and others.

House of Anansi, 2024

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“However Far Away is a restrained and precise exploration of the fragile threads that hold so much of life together. Rajinderpal S. Pal expertly wields a fractured narrative of a looming wedding and its constellation of guests and participants to show how often love and duplicity intersect. What results is a beautiful debut novel about the calamitous aftereffects of decisions made and unmade, secrets kept and spilled.”

— Omar El Akkad, Giller Prize–winning author of What Strange Paradise.

“However Far Away (House of Anansi Press, 2024) is an achingly beautiful and deeply resonant debut novel that explores themes of identity, belonging, and the complexities of home – in an elegantly telescoped and richly nuanced way.“

— Arpita Ghosal, Sesay Arts Magazine

“Already a critically acclaimed stage performer and poet, Rajinderpal S. Pal has distilled a secret love affair, cultural complexities, and family drama into his new novel. It’s a stunning debut by the author, and one that is sure to reach a broad literary audience.”

— Open Book, August 12, 2024

Listen to CKUA interview: Rajinderpal S. Pal on thie book “However Far Away“

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