Upamanyu Chatterjee was born in 1959 at Patna, Bihar. After studying English literature at Delhi University, he joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1983. Chatterjee has written three novels. His best-selling novel, English, August : An Indian story (subsequently made into a major film), was published in 1988. Books by Upamanyu Chatterjee Weight Loss: A Novel Way to Go Fairy Tales at Fifty Last Burden The Assassination of Indira Gandhi: The Collected Stories (Volume One) The Mammaries of the Welfare State The Revenge of the Non-Vegetarian