The Color of Noon is Eugene Datta's debut collection of stories. His poetry collection Water & Wave was published by Redhawk in 2024. Datta has worked as a newspaper journalist, a book reviewer, and an editor. His fiction and poetry have appeared in publications such as Common Ground Review, The Dalhousie Review, Mantis, Hamilton Stone Review, The Bangalore Review, and elsewhere. A recipient of the Stiftung Laurenz-Haus fellowship, he has held residencies at Ledig House International Writers' Colony, and Fundación Valparaíso. Born and raised in India, he lives in Aachen, Germany.