Akhil Sharma reads “You Are Happy?”

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Deborah Treisman
The Writer's Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker | Apr 11, 2017

Ahkil Sharma reads his story from the April 17, 2017, issue of the magazine. Sharma is the author of two novels, “An Obedient Father” and “Family Life,” for which he won the international Dublin Literary Award in 2016.  His first story collection, “A Life of Adventure and Delight,” will be published in July. 

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