A Fistful of Earth and Other Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9788129135094)

Set in a land ravaged by political upheaval and war, A Fistful of Earth and Other Stories depicts a surreal world where people find themselves trapped in circumstances over which they have no control. In a series of bizarre incidents, a researcher is baffled by the secrets he unearths about a dying clan, a monk encounters an enigmatic stranger at a railway station, a municipal commissioner suddenly goes mad for no discernible reason, a medical intern discovers a shocking secret after a patient's death, two chess-loving inmates are unable to escape from a prison long after it has ceased to be one and a refugee undertakes an odyssey through time and memory in search of his lost friend. Written in elegant and lyrical prose and traversing a range of themes, these stories will transport you to a world of conflict and persecution, of banishment and exile, of loneliness and despair but where still glimmers a hope for redemption.

Author: Siddhartha Gigoo
ISBN-10: 8129135094
ISBN-13: 9788129135094
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2015
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.52d