Ashok Srinivasan began writing at the age of 14, and published his first work of comprehensive short stories at 72.
The Book of Common Signs.
It received national and international acclaim and won The Hindu Prize 2014.
Laced with a sort of darkness, about the stories in the book, the last piece in it predates all the others in this particular collection. The latest story is ‘Winter Solstice’.
His short stories have appeared in magazines, annuals and anthologies in India, England and Australia.