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Mumbai-born Raghav Rao’s ‘Missy’ to debut in U.S.
Set across multiple geographies, the novel moves from rural Tamil Nadu to Chicago.
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Pranavi Sharma - Sat, 17, Jan 2026
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Cover of the book 'Missy' and Raghav Rao. / Northwestern University Press.
Mumbai-born author Raghav Rao’s novel ‘Missy’ will be published in the United States for the first time on March 15, 2026, after earlier releases in India and the United Kingdom in 2024, according to the publisher.
The book centers on a Chicago driving school instructor who teaches fellow immigrants how to navigate city traffic as well as their new lives in the United States. As she guides students from varied backgrounds through gridlocked streets, her own past in India begins to resurface.
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Set across multiple geographies, the novel moves from rural Tamil Nadu to Chicago. It examines themes of assimilation, the desire to return to one’s homeland and the limits of both impulses, the publisher said.
Rao was born in Mumbai and grew up in London, Los Angeles and southern India. He teaches at the University of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and also writes a newsletter focused on information saturation.
The U.S. edition of ‘Missy’ will be released by Northwestern University Press’ TriQuarterly Books imprint. The paperback edition runs 304 pages and is priced at $26.
Digital review copies of the novel are currently available, while physical review copies will be released at a later date, the publisher said.
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