Jessica Faleiro
Jessica Faleiro | |
|---|---|
 Faleiro in 2025 | |
| Born | Goa, India |
| Education | University of Nottingham Kingston University |
| Occupations | Author, novelist, editor |
| Writing career | |
| Notable works | Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2012) The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018) |
| Website | jessicafaleiro |
Jessica Faleiro is an Indian author and novelist from Goa.[1] She is known for her books Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2012), and The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018).[2][3]
Career
[edit]Faleiro previously worked in international development.[4] Her first book, Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa, a collection of inter-linked ghost stories set in modern Goa, was published in 2012.[2]
Her second book, a literary novel titled The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018), explores the lives of five middle-class, Goan women and how they cope with various kinds of loss.[3]
Her work has also appeared in anthologies.[1] In 2018, she co-edited, with R. Benedito Ferrão, a special issue of the João Roque Literary Journal that focuses on Goan diasporic writing and is titled "Goa and its Worlds: A Literary Journey."[5]
Faleiro is also a creative writing mentor and conducts writing workshops.[6] She also writes about travel.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Faleiro was brought up in Kuwait by her parents, who were Goan.[7] She studied at University of Nottingham, Lancaster University and Kingston University, UK.[4] She has lived and worked in various countries, including Kuwait, India, the USA, the United Kingdom and France.[7][4]
Works
[edit]- Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2012)
- The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018)
- The Greatest Goan Stories Ever Told (2022)
- 100 Indian Stories: A Feast of Remarkable Short Fiction from the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries (2025)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Zhicheng-Mingdé, Desmond Kon (11 November 2016). "The Lounge Chair Interview: 10 Questions with Jessica Faleiro". Kitaab.
- 1 2 Bento, Kurt (15 December 2012). "The ghost writer". The Goan.
- 1 2 Pinto, Basil Sylvester (10 November 2018). "The delicate balance of little lives". The Goan.
- 1 2 3 "NAW Interview with Jessica Faleiro". New Asian Writing. 12 August 2014.
- ↑ Ferrão, R. Benedito (1 January 2018). "Goa and its Worlds: A Literary Journey". João Roque Literary Journal.
- ↑ Joshi, Jay (25 January 2019). "Write-it right". The Goan.
- 1 2 3 "Using travel to unlock creativity". O Heraldo. 7 March 2018.
External links
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| International | |
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| National | |
- Women writers from Goa
- Living people
- 21st-century Indian novelists
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- Alumni of Lancaster University
- Alumni of Kingston University
- Indian travel writers
- 21st-century Indian non-fiction writers
- 21st-century Indian women non-fiction writers
- 21st-century Indian short story writers
- Indian women short story writers
- Novelists from Goa
- Indian women travel writers
- 21st-century Indian women novelists