Popular movie critic and Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal, is all set to add yet another feather to his hat. The anti-corruption turned anti-Modi crusader will turn novelist this winter, when his beautifully crafted masterpiece on Sheila Dixit’s allegedly corrupt administration, spanning all of 370 pages, will be published as a hardcover fiction novel.

“It is a fantastic piece of work!” raved Vaishali Chandy, an editor in Penguin Random House. “With this book, Arvind may have created a new genre of literary fiction called political fantasy, which I think will have plenty of takers. Besides, there’s also great curiosity among people over what exactly those pages contain, now that the AAP government in Delhi has clarified that there’s no corruption case against Sheila Dixit. All in all, this is a sure shot bestseller!”

Besides Penguin Random House, a number of other publishers are vying for rights to publish Kejriwal’s debut effort, including Chiki Sarkar’s recently launched publishing venture. “This is just the kind of title that will help launch Juggernaut. We are putting together a pitch that will hopefully bag us the book. Fingers crossed!” said Chiki Sarkar.

Those who have read the manuscript report that the book has a gripping, fast-paced narrative suitably supplemented by a number of exhibits comprising government documents, RTI replies, transcripts of sting operations and half a dozen letters to Modi to stop interfering with Kejriwal’s work. The preface is expected to be written by Sheila Dixit herself.

“Yeh desh ki junta ka novel hai! Yeh aam aadmi ki jeet hai! [This is the people’s novel. This is the common man’s victory]” said Kejriwal to reporters outside his bungalow, sending the mob of gathered AAP supporters into a state of frenzy.