Jessica Faleiro | |
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 Faleiro in 2025 | |
| Born | Goa, India |
| Occupation | Author, novelist, editor |
| Alma mater | Nottingham University Lancaster University Kingston University |
| 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 | edit source]
Faleiro previously worked in international development.[4] Her first book, Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa, a collection of 9 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),[1] 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] Additionally, she writes about travel, stating that it helps "unlock creativity".[7]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Faleiro was born in Goa and brought up in Kuwait.[1] 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 | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Lounge Chair Interview: 10 Questions with Jessica Faleiro". Kitaab. 11 November 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The ghost writer". The Goan. 15 November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The delicate balance of little lives". The Goan. 15 December 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "NAW Interview with Jessica Faleiro". New Asian Writing. 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Ferrão, R. Benedito (1 January 2018). "Goa and its Worlds: A Literary Journey". João Roque Literary Journal.
- ↑ "Write-it right". The Goan. 2 February 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Using travel to unlock creativity". O Heraldo. 24 January 2017.
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- Indian travel writers
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- 21st-century Indian short story writers
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- Novelists from Goa
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