SHUGGIE BAIN

DOUGLAS STUART IS A SCOTTISH - AMERICAN AUTHOR. HIS DEBUT NOVEL, SHUGGIE BAIN, WON THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE AND WAS A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION. IT WON THE BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AND THE SUE KAUFMAN PRIZE FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS.SHUGGIE BAIN WAS ALSO A FINALIST FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE, THE KIRKUS PRIZE, THE ORWELL PRIZE, THE PEN HEMINGWAY AWARD, THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE AND WAS A FINALIST FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE. HIS NEXT NOVEL, YOUNG MUNGO, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN APRIL 2022. HIS SHORT STORIES, FOUND WANTING, AND THE ENGLISHMAN, WERE BOTH PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE. HIS WRITING ON GENDER, ANXIETY AND POVERTY CAN BE FOUND ON LIT HUB. BORN IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, AND SINCE 2000 HE HAS LIVED AND WORKED IN NEW YORK CITY.

AS FAR AS DR. SHUCHITA NANDAPURKAR-PHADKE REMEMBERS, BOOKS HAVE BEEN HER BEST FRIENDS. AS SHE MOVED ALONG THE LIFE-PATH, IT WAS INEVITABLE TO TURN TOWARDS LITERATURE AS A PASSIONATE AFFAIR. THOUGH POETRY HAS BEEN A LEISURE ACTIVITY FOR HER FOR MANY YEARS, SHE SOON TURNED TOWARDS TRANSLATION. WITHIN A DECADE HER PASSION HAD BECOME HER PROFESSION. SHE ABLY HANDLES MANY GENRES RIGHT FROM SEX TO SPIRITUALITY. SHE HAS CONTRIBUTED IN EDUCATIONAL AND CHILD-LITERATURE AS WELL. BEING A COUNSELLOR ALLOWS HER TO UNDERSTAND THE ORIGINAL CONTENT IN A BETTER WAY. SO FOND WAS SHE OF HER PROFESSION THAT SHE WANTED TO EXCEL IN IT, HENCE, SHE ACQUIRED HER PHD IN MANAGEMENT OF TRANSLATION. NO WONDER, HER TRANSLATIONS, THOUGH HONEST TO THE SOURCE LITERATURE, ARE ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL AND AS GOOD AS ANY INDEPENDENT WRITING. SHE WISHES TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE WONDROUS AND JOYOUS WORLD OF TRANSLATION FOR YEARS TO COME.

A pioneer in the publication industry for nearly four decades, Mehta Publishing House has stood the test of time gloriously by just doing what the vision statement states, celebrating Marathi as regional language and publishing rustic stories by renowned authors not only from Marathi literature but also across the globe. Being true to its roots, the company believes in exploring the rich literature of India and lauds homebred writers with great responsibility and pride. This very core belief has what led Mehta Publishing House to become the leaders in Marathi publishing in India today.

The success of Mehta Publishing House can be entirely credited to its competent management team. Incorporated under the guidance of Mr. Anil Mehta in 1976, Mehta Publishing House started with the publication of its first Marathi book titled ‘Malayvarchi Maina’, a collection of short stories authored by Anand Yadav. Today, the company has grown manifold and has managed to achieve various milestones. The reins are now in the very capable hands of Mr. Sunil Mehta, the current CEO of Mehta Publishing House, who is effortlessly amalgamating traditional core values with modern technological advancements in the publication industry. Mr. Mehta’s effort has helped Mehta Publishing House to create its own niche in the Marathi publishing industry.

With more than 150 new titles and 300 reprints being published every year, Mehta Publishing House has made its presence felt in nearly all genres & sub-categories of books with a dynamic backlist of over 4500 titles. We have the most prominent Marathi writers and bestselling books under our umbrella. So much so that with increased demand, the publishing house was induced to print and release translated versions of the same in many other Indian languages too including Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada and several others. Not just limited to books, we are also the world’s first publishing house and one-of-a-kind to come up with authentic and original DRM enabled Marathi e-Books. After dominating the Marathi literature scene for several years, Mehta Publishing House has spread its wings by venturing into publishing of English books primarily to be able to reach more readers and spread the joy of reading.