Author Chetan Bhagat says he never misses an opportunity to be the first in line ahead of others. The author who took the world of English publishing by storm in the country by creating a record with his debut book 'Five Point Someone' is now hoping to replicate his success in Hindi and other regional languages.
"People have called me a youth writer and the response to all my books have been very good. I feel that unless my books are read by more youngsters in the rural and other languages I cannot justify the tag," says Bhagat.
Bhagat who is currently not writing any book is busy cutting deals with publishers to get his works translated and sold in as many regional languages as possible. "My books have already had editions in Marathi and Gujarati and now in Hindi. We are looking at publishers for Bengali, Tamil and Malayalam which will also be out soon." The 35-year-old author has his priorities clear. While others like him might aspire for the Booker or other such coveted prizes, Bhagat, whose books are sold at Rs 95 per copy, says he writes for the common man with appeal to the college-going teenager.
"I am not that category of writer. Anyway I do not qualify for the Booker which rules that you must have published in the UK. But I am sure if I want then I can get a Booker. It is just that my writing is not of that kind," Bhagat told PTI just before the launch of the translated versions of his two books Five Point Someone and the more recent One night @ the Call Centre.
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Author Chetan Bhagat says he never misses an opportunity to be the first in line ahead of others. The author who took the world of English publishing by storm in the country by creating a record with his debut book 'Five Point Someone' is now hoping to replicate his success in Hindi and other regional languages.
