Shome Dasgupta is the author of twelve books, including Histories of Memories and The Muu-Antiques. His fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction have appeared in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, American Book Review, New Orleans Review, New Delta Review, Necessary Fiction, Louisiana Literature, and elsewhere. His work has been anthologized in Best Small Fictions, The &Now Awards: The Best Innovative Writing, and Poetic Voices Without Borders. He lives in Lafayette, Louisiana.