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There is music that kills; a stuffed bird that flies; a rabbi who is tortured by hope; a debtor who remembers to pay even after death; and a man who dupes none other but himself! Symbolically potent, and wilfully shocking, this is a collection of addictive stories from masters like Ambrose Bierce, Saki, Lord Halifax, Rudyard Kipling, and Ruskin Bond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuskin Bond, one of India's best-loved and most prolific writers, has been writing novels, poetry, essays and short stories for almost half a century now. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApart from this, over the years he has expertly compiled and edited a number of anthologies. 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It tells us to wake up and look around before it is too late and it does so with no great vim and vigor.  The hallmark  of Asghar Wajahat's writing is its steadfast refusal to strike any loud notes.  Each of these ten-part series carries a tiny picture of our everyday life, a cameo of our very \"Indianness\" and an unabashed look at the life and times of an ordinary man.  These are the smelling salts we have all been looking for - to bring us to our senses with their strong pungent, down-to-earth aroma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitty, acerbic and completely unsentimental in their Hindi original, Rashid Jalil's English translation conveys  the unpretentious originality and quiet humor of the Hindi original.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRANSLATOR:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRAKSHANDA JALIL has taught English at the universities of Delhi and Aligarh and worked for various publishing houses.  She reviews literary works, translates from Hindi and Urdu into English and is currently a freelance book-editor.  Her translation of Premchand's stories, The Temple and the Mosque, was published in1992.  She has also edited a collection of Urdu short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fear of Becoming Wise: \u003cbr\u003eA Background\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDialogue: Life, Tamasha, Revolution\u003cbr\u003eWords have no meaning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConversation on Communalism\u003cbr\u003eWho will be left to live peacefully ever after?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mark of a Developed Country\u003cbr\u003eThe eyes that see are mine, the rest belongs to them\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome More Conversations\u003cbr\u003eWhen the tree is upside down and the ocean fills a pail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Revolutionary crosses Seventy-five\u003cbr\u003eLovers are not fence-sitters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stories of Mr. T P Dev\u003cbr\u003eThe Ordinariness of an ordinary man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Becoming an IFS\u003cbr\u003eSome notable incidents in the life of Mr. T\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Stories of an Unknown Man\u003cbr\u003eThe net is waiting to fly off\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStories from the Lunatic Asylum\u003cbr\u003eThe house no doors, nor windows\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Asghar Wajahat \/ Srishti \/ Paperback","offer_id":40783892611241,"sku":"9654","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/9654.jpg?v=1625503603"},{"product_id":"24442-the-courtesans-keeper-a-satire-from-ancient-kashmir","title":"The Courtesan's Keeper - A Satire from Ancient Kashmir","description":"\u003cb\u003e Shipping Note: This item usually arrives at your doorstep in 10-15 days\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Kshemendra\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Editors(s): A N D Haksar\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 85\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788129113368\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Courtesan’s Keeper is the first English translation of the thousand year old little known Sanskrit satirical novel Samaya Matrika by Kshemendra, an eminent writer from eleventh century Kashmir. Spread over eight chapters, it is one of the picturesque social satires he wrote apart from many celebrated works on religion and poetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA delightful rendition of the life and times of a courtesan Kankali as she teaches the ways of the world to her ward Kalavati, the book also brings to life the vibrant society of the period in a host of characters, each drawn in vivid detail. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the attractive courtesan and her shrewd old keeper, to the experienced barber and the avaricious trader, the book provides a lively insight into the colourful conditions then prevailing in the valley and interesting glimpses of its interactions outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eA Worrying question \u003cbr\u003eThe story of a Life\u003cbr\u003eLife begins at Dusk\u003cbr\u003eKankali\u003cbr\u003eThe Eighty Passions\u003cbr\u003eA catch in the Morning \u003cbr\u003eMeeting the Lover\u003cbr\u003eThe Goal Attained\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTES\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Kshemendra’s Works\u003cbr\u003e                B. 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