Love and Longing in Bombay
Love and Longing in Bombay by Vikram Chandra, published by Faber & Faber in 1997, is a collection of interconnected stories narrated by an elusive civil servant in a Bombay bar. This first edition features 257 pages and is presented in English. The tales explore various genres, including love, ghost stories, and mysteries, reflecting the complexities of life in Bombay.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of narratives, each revealing unique aspects of city and town life in India. The stories delve into themes such as forbidden passion, haunting memories, and the darker sides of human nature, providing insight into the social life and customs of Bombay. Through the narrator’s voice, the collection offers a multifaceted perspective on longing and desire, set against the backdrop of a vibrant urban landscape.
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The stories in Love and Longing in Bombay are linked by a single narrator, an elusive civil servant, who recounts an extraordinary sequence of tales to those seated around him in a smoky Bombay bar. Each of these stories belongs to a distinct genre: in “Shakti,” a love story, two feuding families are united by forbidden passion; in “Dharma,” a ghost story, a soldier forced to save his life by amputating his own leg returns home to find that his house is haunted by the spirit of a small child; and in “Kama,” a mystery, a detective takes on a murder case and finds himself traveling deep into the farthest reaches of carnality and deceit.
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