The Art of Dying

by Githa Hariharan

COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM ONE OF INDIA'S MOST PROMISING YOUNG WRITERS.

Genres: Fiction, Indian Literature, Short Stories

166 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

Hariharan was born in Coimbatore and grew up in Bombay and Manila. She obtained a BA (in English) from Bombay University and a MA (in Communications) from Fairfield University (U.S.A.).

Hariharan first worked in the Public Broadcasting System in New York and then with a publishing firm as an editor in India. She currently works as a freelance editor.

In her personal life, she, along with her husband, won the right to have the children named after her (instead of carrying the father's name); in this famous case argued by Indira Jaising, the Supreme Court agreed that the mother was also a "natural guardian" of the child.Template:AIR 1999, 2. SCC 228

Reviews

[Renuka Goria · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Art of Dying is well structured and powerfully narrated collection of stories which compels us to dive into the deep structures of the society which strangulate the roars on the other side of silence.

[Anaisha ✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Shubhashi · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The Art of Dying"+ "The Remains of the Feast"

[Somyajeet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stories built around the fearsome death giving its readers joy and lessons on living...Wonderfully crafted eachone! My favourites are 'Repeat Performance' and 'Love Poem'.

[Shikha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting short stories...and d best one's saved for the last!