Jessica Faleiro is an Indian author and novelist from Goa.[1] She is known for her books Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2012), and The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018).[2][3]
Career
Faleiro previously worked in international development.[4] Her first book, Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa, a collection of 9 inter-linked ghost stories set in modern Goa, was published in 2012.[2]
Her second book, a literary novel titled The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018),[1] explores the lives of five middle-class, Goan women and how they cope with various kinds of loss.[3]
Her work has also appeared in anthologies.[1] In 2018, she co-edited, with R. Benedito Ferrão, a special issue of the João Roque Literary Journal that focuses on Goan diasporic writing and is titled "Goa and its Worlds: A Literary Journey."[5]
Faleiro is also a creative writing mentor and conducts writing workshops.[6] Additionally, she writes about travel, stating that it helps "unlock creativity".[7]
Personal life
Faleiro was born in Goa and brought up in Kuwait.[1] She studied at University of Nottingham, Lancaster University and Kingston University, UK.[4] She has lived and worked in various countries, including Kuwait, India, the USA, the United Kingdom and France.[7][4]
Works
- Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2012)
- The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018)
- The Greatest Goan Stories Ever Told (2022)
- 100 Indian Stories: A Feast of Remarkable Short Fiction from the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries (2025)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Lounge Chair Interview: 10 Questions with Jessica Faleiro. Kitaab(11 November 2016).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The ghost writer. The Goan(15 November 2014).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The delicate balance of little lives. The Goan(15 December 2018).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NAW Interview with Jessica Faleiro. New Asian Writing(19 January 2015).
- ↑ Goa and its Worlds: A Literary Journey. João Roque Literary Journal({Template:Date).
- ↑ Write-it right. The Goan(2 February 2019).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Using travel to unlock creativity. O Heraldo(24 January 2017).