Pinaki Bhattacharya's new book, Fulkumari: The Tale of a Refugee and a Rat in Pandemic Paris, has garnered significant attention. It currently ranks as the second bestseller in Amazon's Historical India and South Asia Biography category and holds a global ranking of 29,128 (as of the time of writing). The book is edited by David Selim Sears.
The book tells the story of a Bangladeshi refugee in Paris who, during the pandemic, combats his loneliness by forming an unlikely friendship with a rat named Fulkumari. Through daily stories shared with Fulkumari, he reflects on his past, weaving narratives of revolution, famine, the war of independence, and treasured family memories.
Author Pinaki Bhattacharya has expressed his excitement over the success of his book, Fulkumari: The Tale of a Refugee and a Rat in Pandemic Paris. In a Facebook post, he revealed that the book has reached the position of the second bestseller in Amazon’s Historical India and South Asia Biography category, with a global ranking of 29,128. He plans to track the book's progress over the coming days to see how high it can climb in the global rankings.
He also said that Indian English writers often make significant progress due to their large diaspora, which buys their books initially, boosting their Amazon rankings. As a result, Amazon's algorithm starts recommending those books to Western readers.
Pinaki Bhattacharya expressed his joy over the book's impressive ranking within just a day and shared that if the book continues to perform well, he will fully dedicate himself to writing fiction in the future.
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