Author: Shiv K Kumar
Publisher: Orient Longman
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 134
ISBN/UPC (if available): 978-81-250-2193-3
Description
This collection of vigorous, insouciant and original, the stories are poignant and wickedly funny. The author is in full control of the narration, even as he projects his insights into the foibles and failures of ordinary men and women in urban and rural spaces.
Well-crafted stories of love, loss and betrayal, of the private secrets and fantasies of ordinary men and women. Vigorous, insouciant and original, the stories are poignant and wickedly funny. They also reveal the author’s deep compassion for human frailties. A hugely enjoyable read.
The well-framed plot in all these stories with an O Henry twist is compensated by the charming prose and easy flowing dialogues that quickly catch the essence of the characters, so essential for the compactness that a short story demands.
A seasoned octogenarian writer, an admired teacher, an insightful critic and a renowned scholar, the author Shiv K Kumar is above all a man with a compassion for humanity. All these elevate these stories from merely a critique on human accountability to something more profound.
Contents
To Nun with Love
Point Counterpoint
A Bird from Another Country
The House of Heaven
Mrs. Williamson
The House
The Shoeblack
The Sheikh’s Bride
The Crooked Face in the Moon
The Property Dealer
‘Lord Krishna’
The Ragpicker’s Daughter
Hands
Voices
Lips
Eyes
Feet
Hair
Fingers
Crossfire