Product Description

In this village, penury is familiar, joy is subtle and hunger and thirst chase after men like ghosts.Here, policemen fire guns made of wood, and fathers name mynahs after their daughters. Everything is as real as it is illusory.

About the Author

Vinod Kumar Shukla is known for his unusual style of writing that often borders on magic-realism. His most important works include the novels Naukar ki Kameez (The Servant's Shirt; made into a movie by Mani Kaul), Khilega to Dekhenge(Once it Flowers) and Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thi(A Window Lived in the Wall) which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999.