A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
The 13 stories in Swimmer Among the Stars (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), Kanishk Tharoor’s first book, speak of the always present and persistent attempt to explain oneself, to make oneself[…]
True to the aesthetic of the short story form, The Ocean of Mrs. Nagai: Stories is a collection of carefully crafted slice-of-life moments, which to experience the reader must first[…]
Short stories fascinate me. The art of weaving a tale in limited words and allowing readers to gain understanding of a topic or theme in a short amount of time[…]
As a short story writer myself, I was thrilled at the opportunity to review a short story collection, and one which focuses on the Indian American experience, no less. Sameer[…]
