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A.X. Ahmad

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Calcutta (now Kolkata), India

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A.X. Ahmad is the author of the Ranjit Singh trilogy. The first book, THE CARETAKER, was published in May 2013. The second book in the series, LAST TAXI RIDE, will be published in June 2014.

A.X. Ahmad grew up in India, was educated at Vassar College and MIT, and worked for many years as an international architect before taking up writing full time.

As Amin Ahmad, his short stories and essays on immigrant life have been published in The Missouri Review, The Harvard Review, The New England Review, Narrative Magazine and The Good Men Project. He's been a finalist for Glimmertrain's Short Story Award, and been listed in Best American Essays.

He currently teaches at The Bethesda Writer’s Center and lives in Washington, D.C.

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Upcoming Readings

Hi readers,

Just wanted to let you know about two upcoming readings--

I'm launching my new book, THE LAST TAXI RIDE, on June 25th at 6:30PM at the Mysterious Bookshop in NYC.

On June 28th, I'll be reading at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC at 6PM.

Hope to see some familiar faces!
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	The Caretaker (Ranjit Singh, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 993 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Taxi Ride (Ranjit Singh, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don Hajji Mustafa 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is Not Your Country: Stories 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The Senator's wife was late. Very late.”
― A.X. Ahmad, The Caretaker

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“A house in India is not filled with things, is not a display of personal tastes and preferences; it is a stage for life to happen, filled with cooking smells and children and visiting relatives.”
― A.X. Ahmad, The Last Taxi Ride: A Ranjit Singh Novel

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