Akhil Sharma

Novelist

1971-07-22

Akhil Sharma is an Indian-born American novelist and short story writer. His fiction often focuses on family, migration, and psychological realism. His novel Family Life received major literary recognition.

Quotes by Akhil Sharma

During my breakdown, many things, tiny things I had not even registered before, had begun to torment me with guilt. I used to steal Splenda from Starbucks. I would go into a Starbucks whenever I needed the sweetener and would take a fistful of packets, even when I didn't buy a coffee.
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I thought it was quite wonderful coming to America. I think immigration is a very difficult thing, but America is a very wonderful place.
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