Interview with Sanchit Gupta

Here’s interview of Author Sanchit Gupta, writer of The tree with thousand Apples. A beautifully written book. 
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About the Author:

Born and brought up in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, Sanchit began his career as a part-time copywriter. He went on to co-found his own theatre group, worked as a freelance film screenwriter and as executive producer–fiction for a leading television network. His short stories have been published in several publications and lit festivals, viz Muse India, Indian Ruminations, Contemporary Literary Review India and Tata Lit Live to name a few. He has worked with All India Radio as a talk show host and regularly features in poetry recitals at Prithvi Café, Mumbai. This is his debut novel, the screenplay based on which has been long-listed in Sundance screenwriters’ International lab- US. 
When not writing, he is usually hanging out with his wife or looking for people to play poker with. He says his works explore his fascination for global cultures, societal structures, vagaries of the world and the human mind, but you know that’s all blah

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Interview:

1: What other genres do you enjoy reading?

I am not a genre-specific person. Any book that is well written I enjoy reading. 

2: Which of your novels best describes you as a person?

Have only written one till now :) My next book’s protagonist, however, is closest to me as a person. 

3: Have you ever written a character based on the real you in some part?

You will see it in my next book, it’s a contemporary, realistic tale of a person’s journey as he straddles between his passion and profession. 

4: Can you tell us about your current projects?

Apart from my next book, my third book is also ready and is a tale of magical realism. Hopefully, you will start seeing more of my movies being released from next year onwards as well. 

5: When can the readers expect your next book in print?

Mid next year

6: One character from your books, that you like the most.

From The Tree with a Thousand Apples, Safeena is my favorite. She is the core on which the whole novel rests. 

7: What is that dream goal you want to achieve before you die?

Win a Booker and an Oscar, God willing :)

8: What are your hobbies, passion other than writing? 

To read good books, watch good content, eat and travel

9: What is your motivation for writing more?

Not just motivation, I think it’s desperation that keeps one hooked

10. What does literary success look like to you?

Haven’t seen it yet so won’t know :)
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