R. Raj Rao was born in Bombay and teaches Literature in local Indian languages at the University of Pune. He is one of the major Indian activitists for gay civil rights. His publications include a collection of poetry, Slide Show,  short stories in One Day I Locked  My Flat in Soul City,  writings for the theatre (The Wisest Fool on Earth and Other Plays) and a biography of Nissim Ezekiel. He also edited the volumes Indian Writers in Interview and Image of India in the Indian Novel in English (1960 - 1980). This is his first novel, which has also been translated in French by Le Cherche-Midi.

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• Il mio Ragazzo - Liberazione
• Il mio Ragazzo - Internazionale
• Il mio Ragazzo - Il Manifesto
• Il mio Ragazzo - Pride
• Il mio ragazzo - L'Espresso