India, May 9 -- Death is the thread that runs through this collection suffused with despair. The few stories in a comic vein provide some relief. Written between 1898 and 1945, many of these pieces ex... Read More
India, March 14 -- An amusing thread running through most of the stories in this collection is of someone - it could be providence or another individual - fooling someone else, precipitating a realisa... Read More
India, Feb. 27 -- Tagore Never Ate Here begins with a dedication by the translator that celebrates pulp fiction. This is not just an act of sentimentality, though it could well be, but it also sets co... Read More