Seventeen Ways to Leave a Room
Seventeen Ways to Leave a Room
by Atharva Inamdar
Seventeen Ways to Leave a Room is a short stories book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Micro Fiction. A collection of standalone stories, each offering a complete world in a compact, powerful form. Short fiction is an art of compression. Every word has to earn its place. Written in 2019 and published in 2020 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 81,985 words across approximately 328 pages.
The micro fiction focus gives this book a specific angle within the broader short stories genre, offering readers a targeted exploration of ideas and themes that matter within this space.
Reading Experience
This is a big book — 81,985 words, roughly 328 pages, and around 6.8 hours of reading time. Books this size have room to go places shorter works cannot. Layered worlds, complex ideas, extended character arcs — all possible at this length. If you like to sink deep into short stories, this one gives you the space to do it.
About the Author
Atharva Inamdar wrote Seventeen Ways to Leave a Room in 2019, the same year he founded Authorva Private Limited at age 22. He was building a publishing company while continuing to write across every genre. The short story collections represent compressed versions of the same creative energy that produces full-length books in 15-day sprints.
Publication History
Seventeen Ways to Leave a Room was published on March 15th, 2020, one of 15 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Completed in 2019 and published the following year, Seventeen Ways to Leave a Room had a short gap between writing and release. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-48691-27-9. 2020 saw 152 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
Seventeen Ways to Leave a Room is one of 14 books in the short stories category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other short stories titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The micro fiction focus specifically connects this book to a tradition of writing that values depth over breadth, offering readers something targeted rather than general.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- The Book Nexus
- ISBN-13
- 978-93-48691-27-9
- Year Written
- 2019