• ISBN13: 9788124802540
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Creative Writing, Fiction
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
• Publication Date: June 22, 2011
• Pages: 166
• Original Price: 150.0 INR
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 100 grams

Read about the woman who married seven times in forty five days! Visit the temple where devotees offer liquor to the deity! Learn of the top ten April Fool’s Day hoaxes in history!
Get to know about the book written in blood – and also about the fan letter that made the writer an empress! Read about crazy inventions and about the oddest sporting Olympiad....
Read about the four sisters who gave birth to four babies in four days and about the dead man who ‘sent’ holiday greetings!
Read about these and many other strange, funny, extraordinary and unbelievable facts and incidents taken from everyday life. This marvellous book contains 146 strange but true stories and tit-bits of information that are amazing, entertaining and at times improbable – but very true! Enjoy!

Joygopal Podder is a gold medalist law graduate from Delhi University. Born in London, Joygopal worked for some time in the Middle East before settling down in the National Capital Region. Although his interests range from social work to stock markets and the science of branding and marketing, writing is his first love. Joygopal used to be a freelance writer right from his school and college days.
Joygopal Podder moved to the social sector after working for 17 years in the corporate sector as a marketing professional. Currently, he is Director Fundraising for the India chapter of an international anti-poverty development agency. Earlier, he worked for a leading child welfare organization and an NGO looking after the elderly. He has also been CEO of a PSU-promoted NGO working in the area of health care.
Truth is Stranger than Fiction is Joygopal’s seventh book. His other six books are: The Landlord’s Secret and Other Stories; Deceivers (containing two short novels); High Alert; Superstar; Millennium City; and The Inheritance.