The Body of the Thing
- Author: Karishma Jobanputra (Britain)
- Book type: stories, debut
- Publisher: And Other Stories
- To be released: August 11, 2026
- Length: 256 pages
- Sizes: 12,9 x 19,8 cm
- Weight: 190 gram
- Format: paperback
- Prize: £ 14.99 / £ 11.99
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- “Heady and visceral, sharp and intoxicating, these absorbing stories portray human desires, appetites and obsessions in all their unruly beauty. Karishma Jobanputra is a bold and gifted writer – one to celebrate and one to watch.” (Ben Hinshaw)
- “Arresting, beautiful, humorous, observant, serious, all at the same time.” (Paul Beatty)
Blurb of the first Karishma Jobanputra book
A lyrical and visceral short story collection, The Body of the Thing unpicks the hierarchies that thrum under our relationships, from first loves and lusts to motherhood and miscarriages, from sexual awakenings to final confrontations with death.
Traversing bougie neighbourhoods in Manhattan, sun-drenched piazzas in Italy, coastal Maine, and the bustle of London, these stories chase the fallout when women’s bodies are valued for their beauty and youth, dismissed and discarded when ill, or made useful as parents and caregivers.
Fluid, sensual, and fearless, The Body of the Thing is about looking at and living in the female body – and all of its complicated realities and wonders.
Karishma Jobanputra is a British-Indian writer currently based in London. A graduate of Columbia University’s MFA Fiction Programme, where she was awarded a partial merit scholarship, a Chair’s Fellowship, and the Dean’s Travel Grant, her work has been listed for the Brick Lane Short Story Prize and The Disquiet Literary Prize.