Kleptomania: Ten Stories

by Majula Padmanabhan

In this brilliantly versatile collection of stories from the award-winning author of Harvest, the reader will encounter a range of themes, from murder mystery to science fiction. The author's vision of a post-apocalypse future is dark, but rendered with a rich vein of irony and humour that allows us to roller-coast with her into a world where air and water and the earth itself take on new shades of meaning. Then there are the here-and-now stories of bodies turning up in backyards, of love betrayed and sexuality discovered, of bitter awakenings and upbeat endings. Intelligent, opinionated, and playful, this is a collection that defies limitations of time, space, and imagination to conjure up new morality tales for our time.

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories

216 pages, Paperback

First published May 16, 2005

Reviews

[Abeer Hoque · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an incredible variety of stories M has written, from scifi to murder mystery to love lit to south asiana. Her voice is fun, wry, smart, even for the stories I didn't care for as much.

[Jagdish · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mix of stories, a few I read through, some with a sudden twist, some readable plots - Kleptomania, Beads, The body in the Backyard and Morning Glory in EOK. The other few I couldn't figure out, perhaps I was dozy when I read them. On the whole the book was passable for a read.

P.S. @goodreads ... the author's name is Manjula with an N

[Alicia Jacob · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read.

[billibob · Rating 4 out of 5]

read in 8th grade. re-read at 23. time flies. one of her best works.

[Emi Zhi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Each story leaves a lasting pause and new fond tales on the specifics.