The Year of Letting Go
The Year of Letting Go
by Atharva Inamdar
The Year of Letting Go is a literary fiction book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Domestic. 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. Written in 2017 and published in 2020 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 70,592 words across approximately 282 pages.
The domestic focus gives this book a specific angle within the broader literary fiction genre, offering readers a targeted exploration of ideas and themes that matter within this space.
Reading Experience
This is a big book — 70,592 words, roughly 282 pages, and around 5.9 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
Written in 2017 when Atharva Inamdar was 20, The Year of Letting Go comes from the year he crossed 100 published books and put Spirit Avatar (587 pages) on Goodreads. The literary fiction writing from this period shows a writer who had found his rhythm. 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 Year of Letting Go was published on June 11th, 2020, one of 12 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Originally written in 2017, it reached publication 3 years later — not unusual for a catalog where some books waited years for the right moment. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-7184-553-3. 2020 saw 152 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
The Year of Letting Go 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 domestic 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
- 978-93-7184-553-3
- Year Written
- 2017