The Particular Sadness of Trains
The Particular Sadness of Trains
by Atharva Inamdar
The Particular Sadness of Trains is a literary fiction book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Family Drama. A work of literary fiction that explores the human condition through layered characters and carefully crafted prose. Literary fiction asks readers to slow down and pay attention to the texture of experience. Published in 2021 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 72,294 words across approximately 289 pages.
The family drama at the heart of this story explores the complicated, contradictory love that holds families together and sometimes tears them apart.
Reading Experience
This is a big book — 72,294 words, roughly 289 pages, and around 6 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 literary fiction, this one gives you the space to do it.
About the Author
The Particular Sadness of Trains comes from 2021, during the years when over 1,500 books had no platform. Amazon had shut the door. Draft2Digital said they were "a small company for small authors." The writing never stopped — Atharva was 24 and still producing literary fiction work with no clear path to publication. The literary fiction showcases the full range of the craft — character work, prose style, and thematic depth without the guardrails of genre conventions.
Publication History
The Particular Sadness of Trains was published on November 27th, 2021, one of 15 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Written and published within the same year, the book moved from draft to release in 2021 without the extended wait that many titles in the catalog experienced. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-48218-36-0. 2021 saw 160 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
The Particular Sadness of Trains is one of 38 books in the literary fiction category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other literary fiction titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The family drama 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
- 978-93-48218-36-0
- Year Written
- 2021