About The Book
In winter 2004, a writer met a young girl on a night train journey. To pass the time, she offered to tell a story. However, she had a condition: that he make it into his second book. He hesitated, but asked what the story was about.
The girt said the story was about six people working in a call center, set in one night.
She said it was the night they got a phone call.
That phone call was from God.
Welcome to one night at The Call center, another witty, dark Novel from the award-winning author of the national bestseller Five Point Someone.
Are you ready to take the Call?
About the Author
Chetan Bhagat is the author of two blockbuster Novels -Five Point Someone (2004) and one night at the call center (2005)-which continue to top bestseller lists. In March 2008, the New York Times called him the 'biggest-selling English-language novelist in India's history'. Both his Books have inspired major Bollywood films, one night at the call center is an international success having been published in the UK, US, and translated into French, Italian, Dutch and Russian.
Seen more as the Voice of a generation than just an author, this IIT/IIM-A graduate is making India read like never before. His third Novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life is due for release in May 2008.
After eleven years in Hong Kong, the author relocated to Mumbai in 2008, where he works as an Investment banker. Apart from books, the author has a keen interest in screenplays and spirituality. Chetan is married to Anusha, his classmate from IIM-A, and has twin boys - Ishaan and Shyam.
Contents
Prologue
From # 29 :
1. #1
2. #2
3. #3
4. #4
5. #5 : My Past Dates with Priyanka-I
6. #6
7. #7
8. #8
9. #9
10. #10 : My Past Dates with Priyanka-II
11. #11
12. #12 : My Past Dates with Priyanka-III
13. #13
14. #14
15. #15
16. #16
17. #17
18. #18 : My Past Dates with Priyanka-IV
19. #19
20. #20
21. #21
22. #22
23. #23 : My Past Dates with Priyanka-V
24. #24
25. #25
26. #26
27. #27
28. #28
29. #29
30. #30
31. #31
32. #32
33. #33
34. #34
35. #35
36. #36
37. #37
Review
'The biggest-selling English-language novelist in India's history' - New York Times
'... Bhagat has touched a nerve with young Indian readers and acquired almost cult status' - International Herald Tribune
'With the pace of an autobiographical account, the characters are simple people with whom one can identify with almost instantaneously. Needless to say this pocket friendly tome is a lucid and clear account of a young wordsmith who succeeded in making this book a must read for the fun of it'
'... a well-constructed book with great characters and a captivating plot. Definitely on the right side of five-point something on the 10-point scale' - India Today
'It's easy to forget that Five Point Someone has been penned by a first time author... a compelling read...' - Hindustantimes dot com
'Chetan is also responsible for a seismic shift in Indian writing in English' - The Hindu
'a rockstar of Indian publishing' - Times of India
'... pitch-perfect, his observer's eye keenly focused on nuances and detail... one night at the call center has struck a chord with India's young - and it clearly has - it is more for its depiction than its politics, its diagnosis rather than its prescription' - Shashi Tharoot
'... pitch-perfect... keenly focused on nuances and detail... one night at the call center has struck a chord with India's young...' - Shashi Tharoor