Twice Written

by K. Sridhar

It is Bombay of the early eighties: abundant, greasy and alive. Bombay - where geographical, cultural and historical lines intersect in multiple ways. Bombay - where the self struggles to find its being.

Pralahad, Laila and Ananya, three young people caught in a triangular web of connections, meet Dorai, known as God to his friends. A writer with the exceptional ability to ' rewrite lives', Dorai sets himself the task of writing the stories of unrequited love, fragemented histories and possible destinies. As in a palimpsest, superimposing one register on another, Dorai sets off Pralahad, Laila and Ananya in the search for meaning and purpose to their lives.

Will Dorai's text fully determine the fate of Pralahad, Laila and Ananya or will they find some of their own resolution?

221 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 2, 2011

Reviews

[Marcy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a clever and unique novel. The conceit of the story, the characters, and the way it all gets intertwined is fascinating. The character of Dorai is especially intriguing - the way he is connected to all the other stories as well as the layers of his own. I love the way the story is written and re-written without feeling repetitive. A wonderful read!

[Kushal · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's a good story of Pralhad, Laila & Anannya. but somehow, I feel like it's an incomplete story, because I don't, know what's happened with Anannya in the end. and also I don't know why dorai aka GOD write story of that three friends...

[Ashish Suvarna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book. The story takes a sharp turn and it goes so well from there. Spiritual and neat. :)