Taxi Wallah and Other Stories
Taxi Wallah and Other Stories

Author: Numair Atif Choudhury

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2021-09-17

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9354890040

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'Numair Choudhury is the Bangladeshi Bolano' AMITAVA KUMAR Numair Atif Choudhury's first and only novel, Babu Bangladesh!, published posthumously, was heralded as a sui generis masterpiece. In Taxi Wallah and Other Stories, we encounter more of Choudhury's limitless imagination and deep empathy as he captures the many Bangladeshes that make up the nation. The stories in this collection are bound by their protagonists - outsiders looking in - whether it is the taxi wallah of the title story who ferries tourists to upmarket hotels in Gulshan, the chokra for whom the streets of Dhaka are both sustenance and threat, Rabia the maid who feels compelled to call even the youngest of her employer's children 'Apa', or the brick breaker who finds his life draining away as he hammers rubble at construction sites... Fuelled by Choudhury's trademark linguistic verve and energy, Taxi Wallah and Other Stories is a searing yet tender portrait of a country that is fractured but lets in light through the cracks.

Speaking to Sushila and Other Stories
Speaking to Sushila and Other Stories

Author: Myron Pereira

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2019-10-09

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1646509188

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Speaking to Sushila is the story of Sushila, a young, middle-class woman, who fights for freedom and respect from her family. In Gambit, a drug deal gone sour brings death and violence to idyllic Goa. Her niece’s predicament urges an older woman to hit back and right a wrong. Conversation probes the background of two women very unlike each other. Kaavi, My Sister tells the tale of a young married woman’s unusual friendship with an adivasi village girl. Under different skins, both of them have common urges. Lydia, Merchant of Purple is about an accomplished woman with a successful business in a patriarchal society. It’s a fascinating tale from first-century Greece. Open this book and start anywhere. You have fifteen choices. Perhaps one of these is a story waiting for you to encourage you to tell your own story.

Babu Bangladesh!
Babu Bangladesh!

Author: Numair Atif Choudhury

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2019-06-25

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9353570581

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Shortlisted for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2019.Bangladesh, 2028. A biographer begins to document the life of an enigmatic and controversial political luminary - Babu, also known as 'Babu Bangladesh'. In unearthing the story of a man whom many thought was the leader of his generation, he begins to uncover the story of a nation itself. Buildings acquire consciousness to chart political outcomes, a tree stands defiantly even as marauding troops try to blast it out of existence, tribes of snake and tree worshipers compete for regional supremacy, even as fish-humanoids emerge from the waters ... Flitting between fantasy and reality, manoeuvring through the rainforest swamps of Bangladesh with as much ease as the immigrant colonies of New York, blurring the boundaries between myth, history and truth, Babu Bangladesh! is a work of stunning scope and ambition from the most exciting literary voice to emerge from the Subcontinent in years.

Come Back, My Master and Other Stories
Come Back, My Master and Other Stories

Author: Kartar Singh Duggal

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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This Volume Is Collection Of 40 Superb Stories Written By One Of India`S Short Story Writers. Translated From The Original Punjabi, Most Of These Stories Have Been Rendered Into Important Indian And Foreign Languages And Have Won Wide Acclaim. Powerful And Earthy, The Stories Portray Indian Society In A Flux. Condition Good.

Road Wallah
Road Wallah

Author: Dougie Wallace (Photographer)

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781907893858

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Premier Padmini taxis, first introduced to Mumbai in the 1960s, have now all but disappeared. Over a 4 year period Dougie Wallace photographed these elaborate Bollywood disco bars on wheels.

The Shepherd
The Shepherd

Author: Frederick Forsyth

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2012-10-30

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 1453287728

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Christmas Eve, 1957: An RAF pilot needs a miracle to make it home as his fighter jet begins to fail, in a story by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author. It is Christmas Eve, 1957, and there are cozier places to be than the cockpit of a de Havilland Vampire fighter plane. But for the Royal Air Force pilot who has just taken off from West Germany, this single-seat jet is the only way to make it back to England for Christmas morning. His flight plan is simple; the fuel tank is full. In sixty-six minutes, he will be back in Blighty. But then the plane begins to fail. First the compass goes haywire, then the radio dies. Lost and alone above the English coast, the pilot is searching for a landing strip when the fog closes in, signaling certain death. He has given up hope when a second shadow appears—a Mosquito fighter-bomber of World War II vintage. The plane is a “shepherd,” guiding the Vampire to a safe landing, and its appearance is a gift from fate, a miracle out of time—but for one lonely pilot, the mystery has just begun. A classic bestseller, beloved by aviation fans (including actor John Travolta, who calls it “one of my favorites because it personalizes the two planes”) and general readers alike, The Shepherd is a gripping, heartwarming tale for a cold winter’s night.

A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns

Author: Khaled Hosseini

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2008-09-18

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 074758589X

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A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love

The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories
The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories

Author: Sudhā Mūrti

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780143330066

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A princess thinks she was a bird, a coconut that cost a thousand rupees, and a shepherd with a bag of words...Kings and misers, princes and paupers, wise men and foolish boys, the funniest and oddest men and women come alive in this sparkling new collection of stories. The clever princess will only marry the man who can ask her a question she cannot answer; the orphan boy outwits his greedy uncles with a bag of ash; and an old couple in distress is saved by a magic drum. Sudha Murty's grandparents told her some of these stories when she was a child; others she heard from her friends from around the world. These delightful and timeless folktales have been her favourites for years, and she has recounted them many times over to the young people in her life. With this collection, they will be enjoyed by many more readers, of all ages. Age group of target audience is 8+.