The Red Tin Roof

Author: Nirmal Verma
Publisher: Ravi Dayal
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 162
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8175300124

Description

Red Tin Roof is a translation of Hindi novel, Lal Teen ki Chhat, of Nirmal Verma, widely acknowledged as finest writer of contemporary Hindi fiction.

Set in Shimla, it evokes with rare delicacy and precision the interplay of the seasons, nature and people. It tells the story of a young girl growing into adolescence in the company mostly of older women. The author explores an inner world.