The Harpercollins Book of New Indian Fiction

The Harpercollins Book of New Indian Fiction

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Author: Khushwant Singh
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 208
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8172235844

Description

An absorbing view of one of the most fertile literary landscapes in the world.

In this unparalleled collection of short stories, The Harpercollins Book of New Indian fiction presents an absorbing view of one of the most fertile literary landscapes in the world. Traversing continents and orbits, styles and themes, in rich, original and frequently surprising ways, the stories testify to the range and depth of Indian writing in English. Variously lyric, satiric, tragic and fantastic, they are unified in their vigour and humanity.

The anthology features a rich assortment of voices from both new authors and established names including Abraham Verghese, Manju Kapur, Githa Hariharan and Amitava Kumar.

With an insightful introduction by Khushwant Singh, one of India's for4emost literary personalities, this is the definitive survey of a lively modern scene.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

If Brains Was Gas
ABRAHAM VERGHESE

Diablo Baby
GITHA HARIHARAN

Encounters with the Kodambakkam Hyena
VIVEK NARAYANAN

Unfaithful Servants
MANJULA PADMANABHAN

Madame Kitty
NAVTEJ SARAN

The Necklace
MANJU KAPUR

The Scoop
SHANKAR VEDANTAM

Alienation
SAMIT BASU

Ajji’s Miracle
ANITA RAU BADAMI

Bollox
FARRUKH DHONDY

During the Long Riots, The Fragrance of Cuticura
AMITAVA KUMAR

Naina
SHAUNA SINGH BALDWIN

The Tailor
RANA DASGUPTA

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