Facebook-based novel by Indian author released

New Delhi: First, a critically acclaimed
movie and now a book; netizens` fascination with the social
networking site Facebook refuses to cease.

Indian engineer and author Punit Sethi`s book `Luv U
Mate,` recently released in the capital by Minister of HRD
(Education), Communication and IT Kapil Sibal is touted as the
first fiction in the world based on the social networking site
Facebook.

The book is not a run-of-the-mill romantic novel, but
deals with love in the virtual world.

"The book is a different kind of narrative of simple
day-to-day situations with easy language and flowing writing
style," said Sibal while releasing the book.

The book has been praised by the international media
and promises to be a bestseller.

PTI