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Author: Vijay Balakrishnan
Vijay Balakrishnan was born in Ootacamund, South India, and immigrated with his family to Chicago at the age of nine. He’s co-written the feature screenplays Karma Local and Toussaint, and his prose and photographs have appeared in The Paris Review. His first novel is Peace INC. Follow them on Instagram.
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In the city, you’re always part of a larger play of light.
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