Journalist Sena Desai Gopal’s debut novel, The 86th Village, was acquired by Chantelle Aimée Osman at Polis Books imprint Agora Books. The novel, the publisher said, revolves around plans for a government dam that could submerge 86 villages in southern India, but when an orphan girl appears, events take a series of unexpected turns. Priya Doraswamy at Lotus Lane Literary sold world rights to Agora.

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