Gurnaik Johal

'A writer we will be talking about for years to come' — Neel Mukherjee 'A new talent of the kind that comes along rarely' — Observer Centuries ago, they say that the holy river Saraswati flowed through what is now Punjab, alongside the Indus River and its five tributaries. Some dismiss this as myth or allegory, but when Satnam arrives...

A debut collection of such precocity and aplomb that it stands comparison to the likes of Junot Diaz and Bryan Washington - Observer Moving, truthful, straight from the heart - Neel Mukherjee These are excellent stories, told with skill and verve - Jon McGregor Here, beneath the planes circling Heathrow, various lives connect. Priti speaks English and her nani Punjabi....