Amit Chaudhuri’s stories range across the astonishing face of the modern Indian subcontinent. From a divorcee about to enter into an arranged marriage to a teenaged poet who develops a relationship with a lonely widower, from singing teachers to housewives to white-collar businessmen, Chaudhuri deftly explores the juxtaposition of the new and old worlds in his native India. Here are stories as sweet and humane as they are incisive and revealing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amit Chaudhuri
Amit Chaudhuri is one of the leading novelists of his generation. He is the author of four novels, a book of short stories, and a critical study of the poetry of D.H. Lawrence. He has also edited the Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature, and has been the recipient of several national and international awards, including the Commonwealth Writers Prize, the Betty Trask Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, and the Sahitya Akademi Award. He is a critically acclaimed singer in the Hindustani classical tradition.
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