Collection: Akhil Sharma

Akhil Sharma was born in Delhi, India, and grew up in Edison, New Jersey. His stories have appeared in the Best American Short Stories anthology, the O. Henry Award Winners anthology, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New Yorker. His novel, An Obedient Father, won the 2001 PEN Hemingway Prize.
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