THE BODY WAS THE ONLY TRUTH SHE KNEW. IT WAS THE BODY ALONE THAT WAS LEFT, EVEN AS SHE WENT BEYOND THE BODY. JOURNEYS FORM THE LEITMOTIF OF THESE ASTONISHING NEW STORIES BY AMBAI. SOMETIMES CULMINATING IN AN UNCONVENTIONAL LOVE AFFAIR, SOME ARE EXTRAORDINARY TALES OF LOYALTY AND INTEGRITY; OTHERS TOUCH ON THE ALMOST FANTASTIC, ABSURD ASPECT OF MUMBAI. YET OTHERS EXPLORE THE NOTION OF A WHOLESOME SELF, AND ITS TRAGIC ABSENCE AT TIMES.
ISBN: | 9780143414056 |
Publication date: | 21st February 2012 |
Author: | Lakshmi C S |
Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 172 pages |
Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Narrative theme: Love and relationships Shorter Reads Fiction in translation General Fiction |