Radhika Jha

Radhika Jha (born 1970) is an Indian novelist who won the French Prix Guerlain award in 2002 for her first novel, Smell.

Early life Jha was born in New Delhi in 1970 and grew up in Mumbai. She lived in Tokyo for 6 years and thoroughly immersed herself in all aspects of Japanese culture. She then moved to Beijing and is now based in Athens with her ambassador husband and two children.

Books Smell, Soho Press 1999 Worldwide publishers include: Penguin India (original publisher), Editions Philippe Picquier France, Neri Pozza Italy, Arena Holland, Soho Press USA, Quartet UK, Blanvalet/Bertelsmann Germany, Natur och Kultur Sweden, Dom Quixote Portugal, Diigisi Greece, Fuso Japan, Ediciones el Cobre Spanish, Alfa Narodna Knjiga Serbia, Leaders Publishers Korea, Editura Leda Romania, Janet 45 Bulgaria

The Elephant and the Maruti: Stories, Penguin Books 2003 Worldwide publishers include: Penguin India, Arena Holland, Neri Pozza Italy, Editions Philippe Picquier France, Dom Quixote Portugal, Defne Yayinevi Turkey

Lanterns on their horns, 2009 Worldwide publishers include: HarperCollins India, Editions Philippe Picquier France, Neri Pozza Italy, Beautiful Books UK (rights reverted), House of Books Netherlands

My Beautiful Shadow, HarperCollins 2014 Worldwide publishers include: HarperCollins India, Editions Philippe Picquier France, Sellerio Editore Italy, AST Russia, Alianza Spain & Latin America, Jacaranda Books UK