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THE OCEAN IS HER TITLE
Weaving together magical realism, frame narrative, stream of consciousness, epistolary narrative, and postmodern experimental writing techniques, 'The Ocean is Her Title' explores the nuances of mental health through the metaphor of the 'ocean'. The intersection of individual growth, personal narrative formation and philosophical reflections is a pervasive element in the book.
DETECTIVES OF AUTUMN HOUSE
'Detectives of Autumn House' is a novella, placed at the unique intersection of queer fiction and detective fiction. The protagonists are five LGBTQ detectives: Lira Jackson, Pallavi Jones, Gloria Banerjee, Catherine Khan, and Alice Singh.The five detectives solve a case related to queer rights violations, and the narrative of this novella is driven forward by mysterious disappearances of authors, fake job offer letters, and intellectual property rights. The narrative also explores romantic love between the protagonists and the obstacles faced by them in their love lives due to conservative socio-legal norms.The novella is highly layered and fluid and does not follow a clear chronological linearity in its narrative.
Manjima Misra
Manjima Misra is a writer based in Delhi. She has written four books which are titled Indian Feminine Fury, Unapologetically Mad, The Ocean is Her Title, and Detectives of Autumn House. She has been a columnist for The Indian Express, The Quint, Outlook India, Deccan Herald, Newslaundry, The Telegraph, Firstpost, and Feminism in India.
Manjima Misra has a Master’s degree in English literature from the University of Delhi and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from The University of St Andrews, Scotland. She studied for her Bachelor’s degree in English literature at the University of Delhi.
