For the film based on this novel, see Half Girlfriend (film).
Half Girlfriend
First edition
Author
Chetan Bhagat
Language
English
Genre
Fiction, Romance
Publisher
Rupa & Co.
Publication date
1 October 2014
Publication place
India
Media type
Paperback
Pages
280
ISBN
978-81-291-3572-8
Half Girlfriend is an Indian English coming of age, young adult romance novel by Indian author Chetan Bhagat.[1] The novel, set in rural Bihar, New Delhi, Patna, and New York, is the story of a Bihari boy on a quest of winning over the girl he loves.[2][3] This is Bhagat's sixth novel, which was released on 1 October 2014[4] by Rupa Publications. The novel has also been published in Hindi[5] and Gujarati.[6]
Dedicated to "non English-types", as Chetan Bhagat wrote, the book divulges the sentiments and linguistic struggles of a backward, rural Bhojpuri-laced Hindi-speaking boy from Bihar as he enrolls himself at the prestigious English-medium St. Stephen’s College in New Delhi, and falls in love with a "high class English-speaking rich Delhi girl" schooled at the Modern School in the same city. The girl does not openly claim the relationship but agrees to be his "half girlfriend".[7] 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."[7]
^"Chetan Bhagat agrees in Delhi HC to change setting of 'Half Girlfriend'". DNA/Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. PTI. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^Dumraon Royal family send legal notice to Chetan Bhagat
^The five myths of Chetan Bhagat's 'Half Girlfriend'
^Nair, Nithya. "Chetan Bhagat launches new book 'Half Girlfriend' with Ekta Kapoor and Mohit Suri". India WebPortal Private Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^"Half Girlfriend (Hindi) Paperback – 1 Mar 2015". Amazon.in.
^"Half Girlfriend (Gujarati) Paperback – 9 Mar 2015". Amazon.in. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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