Shanti : Faber Stories
Shanti : Faber Stories
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 17/10/2019,
Pagination: 80 pages,
Series: Faber Stories,
Imprint: Faber & Faber,
Published By: FABER & FABER ,
Book Classification: Short stories,
Dimensions: 112 x 160 x 4
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9780571356867
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Who was she? Where was she going? Why did she return?It is 1945, and twenty-year-old Shiv, grieving his identical twin brother, retreats to a small town in Uttar Pradesh. He is preparing to jump onto the train tracks when he is stopped by the sight of a woman.
Shanti's husband is a fighter pilot missing in Burma. For the past three years she has travelled the country in search of him. In every military hospital she visits she hears a new story, and every time she passes through Leharia she tells one to Shiv. Through stories within stories Chandra tells a spiralling tale of loss, and of two wounded people becoming something new.
Borrowing a structure from the Mahabharata, Vikram Chandra tells a spiralling story of loss, and of two wounded people becoming something new.
Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
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