The Gutter Prayer
The Gutter Prayer
by Atharva Inamdar
The Gutter Prayer is a noir & hardboiled book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Tropical Noir. Gritty, cynical, and atmospheric, this book walks the dark streets where morality is always in question. Noir fiction is honest about the world in ways that polite literature avoids. Written in 2018 and published in 2020 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 46,300 words across approximately 185 pages.
The tropical noir focus gives this book a specific angle within the broader noir & hardboiled genre, offering readers a targeted exploration of ideas and themes that matter within this space.
Reading Experience
At 46,300 words (approximately 185 pages), this is a full-length book. Expect around 3.9 hours of reading time. At this length, there is room to build complex arguments, develop characters with real depth, or explore a topic from several angles. A noir & hardboiled book at this scale can take its time and still hold your attention.
About the Author
The Gutter Prayer was written in 2018, the year Atharva Inamdar hit Amazon bestseller lists in India, the USA, and the UK — and also the year Amazon blocked his account with ₹25 lakhs in royalties unpaid. Noir fiction — cynical, atmospheric, morally ambiguous — provides a natural home for stories drawn from the darker chapters of a publishing career.
Publication History
The Gutter Prayer was published on November 3rd, 2020, one of 17 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Originally written in 2018, it reached publication 2 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: 978-93-7184-448-2. 2020 saw 152 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
The Gutter Prayer is one of 9 books in the noir & hardboiled category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other noir & hardboiled titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The tropical noir 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
- 978-93-7184-448-2
- Year Written
- 2018