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Printed Book of the Year (Illustrated), Publishing Next Industry Awards 2022

'Khan pulls off something remarkable with Still Life and its genre-bending storytelling. She creates with her monochromatic palette a rich, vibrant universe that stretches the reader’s imagination as it draws us in.' Scroll.in

'...marked by impeccable atmospherics and a creeping sense of melancholia...an accomplished, ambitious debut well worth reading and re-reading.' Mint Lounge magazine

'...a contemplative and transcending story...a marvellous meditation of a book.' Sarnath Banerjee, graphic novelist, artist and filmmaker

'Khan’s sketches come alive page after page. The sense of place and atmosphere couldn’t be more acute...a successful and evocative experiment in storytelling.' Grazia India magazine

'...a rare achievement. It’s one of those books in the genre where the imagery is elevated to the realm of pure art...told with pathos, restraint and a ragged beauty.' Booktreats reviews

Pinky is a recluse who rarely leaves the suburbs. When her husband, Pasha, goes missing and everyone assumes the worst, she sets off to find him. In her search, she encounters a dream-like landscape: the ancient interior of the city she was born in, the bright farms and fields of Pasha's childhood and the dark wilderness of the mountains, where she must finally confront her fears.

Still Life is an experiment in visual storytelling, using pictures and words to create a world that is unsettling and extraordinary. Part road trip, part existential thriller, it seeks new ways to look at love, isolation, memory and loss, asking what connects us to each other and to the natural world, and how we are governed by impulses we barely understand.