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novel by Prayaag Akbar

Leila is a Indian dystopian novel written by Prayaag Akbar. Set in the s, the story follows Shalini, who tries to find her missing daughter Leila in a totalitarian regime. It was published by Simon & Schuster in several formats worldwide on 20 April and received a positive critical reception.

It is also available as an audiobook narrated by Tania Rodriguez.

The novel was awarded the juriedCrossword Book Award for fiction and the Tata Literature Live First Book Award the same year. It was also shortlisted for The Hindu Literary Prize.

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Leila was adapted as a Netflix series by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar with Huma Qureshi, Siddharth, Rahul Khanna, Sanjay Suri and Arif Zakaria. The series premiered on 14 June to mostly positive reviews from critics.

Plot

In the late s, drinking water and fresh air are luxuries. India is ruled by The Council.

Shalini is married to Rizwan Chaudhury, a Muslim man with whom she has Leila - Faber FOG