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Marriages are Made in India
Escape to India with this delightful ebook short-story collection that features a smart, witty tone throughout. The calibre of the writing is first-rate and will move and entertain readers interested in literary fiction and short-story collections that allow you to escape and enjoy at the hands of a master storyteller.
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2012
About the author
Lakshmi Raj Sharma
8 books155 followersLakshmi Raj Sharma is a professor of English at the University of Allahabad. He lives in Allahabad with his professor wife, Bandana, and etymologist son, Dhruv. His first collection of stories, Marriages are Made in India, has now been published as an e-book by Publerati, USA. His first novel, The Tailor’s Needle, first published in the UK, is published by Penguin Books India, in 2012. His article, “Charles Dickens and Me” has been published in 2012 by the Oxford journal, English. Several of his stories and articles are published in American and British journals.
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May 25, 2012
True confessions -- my new company Publerati publishes this ebook but possibly that is the best possible endorsement. I liked this collection and author so much that I put my own money on the table to help edit and produce an ebook edition that meets the highest standards.
The author is well-known in India where he teaches writing, and he will have a novel published by Penguin there in 2012, but this story collection was languishing. The author manages to hold the collection together with his terrific sense of humor and ability to dig into the worlds of characters longing for something else -- whatever that might be -- and who rarely get what they want. The mood of the work is charming and witty, especially for Western readers who want to lose themselves in another land. Unlike Indian writers published in the U.S., whose stories tend to be about the challenges of being a foreigner in America, these stories are all set in India and capture the special appeal of the various locales from Sri Lanka to Allahabad. I hope you will give this a try and support a new writer who deserves to be read. Available on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks for only $2.99. A portion of each sale goes to literacy charities as well. Hope you enjoy as much as I did.
Easiest to link to the title from the main site at www.publerati.com.
The author is well-known in India where he teaches writing, and he will have a novel published by Penguin there in 2012, but this story collection was languishing. The author manages to hold the collection together with his terrific sense of humor and ability to dig into the worlds of characters longing for something else -- whatever that might be -- and who rarely get what they want. The mood of the work is charming and witty, especially for Western readers who want to lose themselves in another land. Unlike Indian writers published in the U.S., whose stories tend to be about the challenges of being a foreigner in America, these stories are all set in India and capture the special appeal of the various locales from Sri Lanka to Allahabad. I hope you will give this a try and support a new writer who deserves to be read. Available on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks for only $2.99. A portion of each sale goes to literacy charities as well. Hope you enjoy as much as I did.
Easiest to link to the title from the main site at www.publerati.com.
March 5, 2014
This collection of delightful stories bring a sense of India as they highlight the common concerns in everyone's life: love, relationships, unfulfilled dreams and family. Each chapter in this book is a story unto itself, while they have conclusions, they also provide plenty of room for thought and contemplation.
Lakshmi Raj Sharma is a professor of English in Allahabad, and his manipulation of the language showcases his humor and approach to the storytelling, giving the stories a lightness and unique perspective. Each story takes place in a different area of the country, Allahabad to Sri Lankha, all providing small glimpses into the country and the differences, minute to large, that are integral to the approach from which the story is told.
I'm an unabashed fan of the short story, and to be able to find a collection that is comprised of people so wholly different from myself, yet completely familiar in their desires and concerns made this a delightful collection and one that I am sure many people will appreciate.
I received an eBook copy from the publisher for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
Lakshmi Raj Sharma is a professor of English in Allahabad, and his manipulation of the language showcases his humor and approach to the storytelling, giving the stories a lightness and unique perspective. Each story takes place in a different area of the country, Allahabad to Sri Lankha, all providing small glimpses into the country and the differences, minute to large, that are integral to the approach from which the story is told.
I'm an unabashed fan of the short story, and to be able to find a collection that is comprised of people so wholly different from myself, yet completely familiar in their desires and concerns made this a delightful collection and one that I am sure many people will appreciate.
I received an eBook copy from the publisher for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
January 23, 2014
Marriages, or the relationships between people, are as varied as the people who enter into them. Of course, there are the arranged marriages, with which we are all familiar, and about which we are all very curious. But, there are others:
Take, for example, the story which tells the tale of a husband who decides to take a second wife.
Or, a wily young woman who tricks a young man with the threat of pregnancy, hoping for a quick marriage.
Or, a woman who tricks a man into marriage because she is pregnant with another man's child.
Oh, the comings and goings, the plots, the adventures, the arrangements.
Not too different, after all, from marriages throughout the rest of the world.
Take, for example, the story which tells the tale of a husband who decides to take a second wife.
Or, a wily young woman who tricks a young man with the threat of pregnancy, hoping for a quick marriage.
Or, a woman who tricks a man into marriage because she is pregnant with another man's child.
Oh, the comings and goings, the plots, the adventures, the arrangements.
Not too different, after all, from marriages throughout the rest of the world.
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