Srinagar: His family wanted him to be an
engineer, but western music and books were his first love. He dropped out of
engineering college to pursue his passion of writing, much to the
disappointment of his family.
A year and half later, the
19-year-old Faheem Bhat has made his parents proud by penning one of the best
selling English novels in Kashmir.
For a debutante, it was a
dream come true when his first novel, Wandering for Love was released on
different e-commerce sites where he shared space with top-notch writers. The
icing on the cake? It will now debut in bookfairs across Delhi and Chennai in
January 2018.
Published by Notion Press,
the novel is set in America and revolves around a young man who loses faith in
reality and finds solace in books. “Wandering for Love is not about romance. It
is actually the love for books. It is a story about a young man who escapes
reality. It is about a reverse psychology,” said Faheem.
“When I dropped out of
college, it shattered the confidence of my parents. I needed Rs 65,000, which I
did not have. So, I started editing the blogs and novel of my friend and earned
Rs 20,000. My sisters pooled in some more and I borrowed the rest,” he said.
It took him one and half
years to write the novel. “Now my father is happy and is helping me repay my
loans,” Faheem said. Not letting stardom get to him, he has already decided the
theme of his second novel. “I am planning to write fiction and will hopefully
start the work soon.”
Source: DNA-28th November,2017
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