Set in contemporary India, Love and Longing in Bombay confirms Vikram Chandra as one of today's most exciting young writers. In five haunting tales he paints a remarkable picture of Bombay - its ghosts, its passions, its feuds, its mysteries - while exploring timeless questions of the human spirit. 'When Midnight's Children first arrived on the scene, it became necessary to revaluate stories from and about India. With Vikram Chandra's collection - his second book - it is time to take stock again . . . Breathtaking.' ...
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Set in contemporary India, Love and Longing in Bombay confirms Vikram Chandra as one of today's most exciting young writers. In five haunting tales he paints a remarkable picture of Bombay - its ghosts, its passions, its feuds, its mysteries - while exploring timeless questions of the human spirit. 'When Midnight's Children first arrived on the scene, it became necessary to revaluate stories from and about India. With Vikram Chandra's collection - his second book - it is time to take stock again . . . Breathtaking.' Observer
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Good in good dust jacket. Outline: -Welcome to the Fisherman`s Rest a little bar off the Sasoon Dock in Bombay where Mr. Subramaniam spins his tales for a select audience. This is the setting for Vikram Chandra`s collection of seven short stories Love and Longing in Bombay and Subramaniam is Chandra`s Scheherezade. In these stories Chandra has covered the gamut of genres: there is a ghost story a love story a murder mystery and a crime story each tale joined to the others by the voice of the elusive narrator. In "Shakti" a discussion about real estate leads to the story of a soldier who must exorcise a ghostly child from his family home. In the final story "Shanti" a young woman`s despair about the state of the country becomes a springboard for a tale of love and hope. Love and Longing in Bombay is a mesmerizing collection filled with fully rounded characters and stories that resonate long after the book is back on the shelf. Chandra`s prose is luminous his tales satisfying. Scheherezade would be impressed. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Faber & Faber The date of this copy is 2000 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
