The Mysteries of Ranipur
The Mysteries of Ranipur

Author: Krish Day

Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd

Published: 2016-11-08

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1785899627

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The small, dusty town of Ranipur, not distinguished for anything in particular, is shaken out of its somnolent pace by a series of apparently mysterious events. Trees bear fruit out of season; the teenage bride of the aged temple priest disappears without trace from a moving train. Twin sisters wake with heavy facial growth after gorging on a chicken dinner. A guard dog appears to have robbed the local branch of a bank. Bewildered and fearful, seeking the cause of the strange events, some take refuge in their faith, the anger of the gods, or simply the coming end of the world. The authorities, unable to offer a plausible explanation, merely declare the happenings intolerable. The Mysteries of Ranipur, the second part of Krish Day’s Indian trilogy, offers both entertainment and an underlying reflection on the persistence of superstition and the irrational, in an age dominated by science and technology. Flowing at a brisk pace through events farcical and whimsical, the narrative is peopled with a colourful cast: a police inspector, mild and modest, harassed by a querulous wife; a hormonal specialist who delights in altering the physical contours of his patients; a bank manager in flight from an overly lascivious wife; a decrepit merchant’s tragic attempt to impregnate his young wife by proxy; a holy man, expert in emptying pockets and seducing the innocent, overplaying his hand, to come to a sad end. Moving across a panorama comic, absurd and melancholy, unravelling the simpler mysteries of the natural world, the narrative gradually illuminates the greatest mystery of all: the human heart! The Mysteries of Ranipur is a beguiling and intriguing work, combining the contrasts and comedy of modern India, that will appeal to readers of cultural fiction. It will also be enjoyed by fans of Krish's previous novels.

The ninth vibration and other stories
The ninth vibration and other stories

Author: L. Adams Beck

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-04

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13:

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This is a collection of thrilling short stories, mostly set in Asia, written by Lily Adams Beck. A total of eight stories are featured in this book, bearing these titles: 'The Ninth Vibration', 'The Interpreter: A Romance of The East', 'The Incomparable Lady: A Story of China with a Moral', 'The Hatred of The Queen: A Story of Burma', 'Fire Of Beauty', 'The Building Of The Taj Mahal', 'How Great Is the Glory of Kwannon!": A Japanese Story', and 'The Round-Faced Beauty: A Story Of The Chinese Court'.

The Ninth Vibration and Other Stories
The Ninth Vibration and Other Stories

Author: Lily Adams Beck

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13:

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The Ninth Vibration and Other Stories' is a collection of short stories written by L. Adams Beck. A total of eight stories can be found inside: 'The Ninth Vibration'; 'The Interpreter: A Romance of the East'; 'The Incomparable Lady'; 'The Hatred of the Queen'; 'Fire of Beauty'; 'The Building of the Taj Mahal'; 'How Great is the Glory of Kwannon!'; and 'The Round-Faced Beauty.'

Murder in Retrospect
Murder in Retrospect

Author: Michael Burgess

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 2005-06-30

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13:

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The pleasures of mystery novels and historical fiction double when the two genres meet in a single book. This detailed guide is the first to document and describe the diverse writings in the growing body of historical mystery literature. Organized alphabetically by author name and series title, the guide covers the works of approximately 70 authors, and contains descriptions of more than 700 works with crime themes (whether strictly in the mystery genre or a mainstream literary novel). For those who want to read historical mysteries in sequence, this is an essential guide; and for those seeking background information on historical mysteries to guide their reading or collection development choices, this book offers a level of detail that facilitates selection. The pleasures of mystery novels and historical fiction double when the two genres meet in a single book. This detailed guide is the first to document and describe the diverse writings in the growing body of historical mystery literature. Its focus is on the best, most representative, most current and easily accessible publications, with an emphasis on series novels. Most have been released in the past decade, with select classic historical mysteries (e.g., Christie's Death Comes as the End, 1945) also cited. Organized alphabetically by author name and series title, the guide covers the works of approximately 70 authors, and contains descriptions of more than 700 works with crime themes (whether strictly in the mystery genre or a mainstream literary novel). For those who want to read historical mysteries in sequence, this is an essential guide; and for those seeking background information on historical mysteries to guide their reading or collection development choices, this book offers a level of detail that facilitates selection. Each series entry names the scene of the crime; identifies the detective and his or her chief associates; notes the series premise; comments on characteristics, features, and overall series quality; and discusses the critical response. Individual series titles (The Cases) are then listed and described in series (or chronological) order. Additional access to titles is provided through detailed indexes: author, title (series and individual), characters, and settings (time and place). Academic, public, and high school librarians will welcome this guide as a valuable reference, readers' advisory, and collection development tool.

Run and Hide
Run and Hide

Author: Pankaj Mishra

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2022-03-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0374607532

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"Pankaj Mishra transforms a visceral, intimate story of one man’s humble origins into a kaleidoscopic portrait of a society bedazzled by power and wealth—what it means on a human level, and what it costs. Run and Hide is a spectacular, illuminating work of fiction." —Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach Growing up in a small railway town, Arun always dreamed of escape. His acceptance to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, enabled through great sacrifice by his low-caste parents, is seemingly his golden ticket out of a life plagued by everyday cruelties and deprivations. At the predominantly male campus, he meets two students from similar backgrounds. Unlike Arun—scarred by his childhood, and an uneasy interloper among go-getters—they possess the sheer will and confidence to break through merciless social barriers. The alumni of IIT eventually go on to become the financial wizards of their generation, working hard and playing hard from East Hampton to Tuscany—the beneficiaries of unprecedented financial and sexual freedom. But while his friends play out Gatsby-style fantasies, Arun fails to leverage his elite education for social capital. He decides to pursue the writerly life, retreating to a small village in the Himalayas with his aging mother. Arun’s modest idyll is one day disrupted by the arrival of a young woman named Alia, who is writing an exposé of his former classmates. Alia, beautiful and sophisticated, draws Arun back to the prospering world where he must be someone else if he is to belong. When he is implicated in a terrible act of violence committed by his closest friend from IIT, Arun will have to reckon with the person he has become. Run and Hide is Pankaj Mishra’s powerful story of achieving material progress at great moral and emotional cost. It is also the story of a changing country and global order, and the inequities of class and gender that map onto our most intimate relationships.