A Novel Of Romance. Review on Half Girlfriend - Chetan Bhagat

Half Girlfriendis anIndian Englishcoming of age, young adult romancenovel by Indian authorChetan Bhagat.the novel, set in ruralBihar, New Delhi, Patna, andNew York, is the story of aBihariboy in quest of winning over the girl he loves.This is Bhagat's sixth novel which was released on 1October 2014 byRupa Publications. The novel has also been published inHindi andGujarativersions as well. AHindi film adaptationis scheduled to release on 19 May 2017.Dedicated to "non English-types", as Chetan Bhagat wrote, the book divulges the sentiments and linguistic struggles of a backward ruralBhojpuri-laced Hindi-speaking boy from Bihar as he enrolls himself at the prestigious English-mediumSt. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, and falls in love with a "high class English-speaking rich Delhi girl" schooled atModern School, New Delhi. The girl does not admit the relationship but agrees to be his half girlfriend.Chetan Bhagat commented, "Half-Girlfriend, to me, is a unique Indian phenomenon, where boys and girls are not clear about their relationship status with each other. A boy may think he is more than friends with the girl, but the girl is still not his girlfriend. Hence, I thought we needed a term like'Half girlfriend'. Because, in India, that is what most men get.