Category: Short stories

Book Review, Indian lit, Short stories

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri: Review ★★★

This book is divided into two parts; the first comprises of 5 separate stories containing the eponymous story Unaccustomed Earth. The second part contains three interrelated stories of Hema and Kaushik who gets separated when they are young only to cross paths later in life. All the stories revolve around the individuals dealing with a sense of displacement from their native land and at the … Continue reading Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri: Review ★★★

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Arranged Marriage by Chitra Banerjee

Rating: 3/5 ★★★☆☆ One of the towering female writers of India, Divakaruni’s texts have always proved their merit in determining the ultimate question of female emancipation from the regulating forces of patriarchy by providing a narrative space for the feminist voices to flourish. This book is a collection of eleven short stories where the female protagonists coming from diverse strata of the society embarks on … Continue reading Arranged Marriage by Chitra Banerjee

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