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You Cannot Have All The Answers and Other Stories
‘Deepa Agarwal’s writing stands up against women’s marginalization with rare artistry.’ — K. Satchidanandan‘Some stories begin at the beginning and some at the end. And in some it’s hard to say where the beginning is and where the end.’ You Cannot Have All the Answers, a collection of fifteen short stories, offers a glimpse into the conflicting emotions that define the human condition, and portrays characters who attempt to seek answers to a variety of existential questions. Including The Asian Age short-story competition winner, Cradle Song, these narratives deal with issues like trauma, sexuality, prejudice, family relations, and the recklessness of youth.
188 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 4, 2018
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August 19, 2018
You cannot have all the answers
Just as the title suggests, sometimes it just happens in life that we come across many questions, revelant or irrelevant it maybe. But we do tend to find answers to the most obvious questions which arises in our minds. However, to our dismay we never seek answers to any of them.
Cover is beautiful. It has been designed in a very elegant manner.
Title is apt & justifying with the stories in hand.
The book is a sololique of many stories suffused with lots of analytical aspects & human tendencies encased with their skills & behaviour.
It's a complete blend emotions, sentiments & feelings. I'm at loss of words to describe the actual meaning which has been highlighted & presented in a contemporary manner.
What amazes me is the book is the collection of short stories, all unique in their own aspects. The way it has been plotted, all of them written from the view of the writer & presented to the ordinary public which acts as a pleasant learning experience to the readers.
Language is beautiful, lucid, riveting, challenging & thoroughly enjoyable. It's very rare to find a book which has such powerful writing that it enhances the reading & learning experience of the readers. It's very difficult to pen down such a meaningful book & the way of storytelling is remarkable. Narration is equally commendable!
A must read for all those who wish to read an important work of art, a book which gives meaning to their lives!
Just as the title suggests, sometimes it just happens in life that we come across many questions, revelant or irrelevant it maybe. But we do tend to find answers to the most obvious questions which arises in our minds. However, to our dismay we never seek answers to any of them.
Cover is beautiful. It has been designed in a very elegant manner.
Title is apt & justifying with the stories in hand.
The book is a sololique of many stories suffused with lots of analytical aspects & human tendencies encased with their skills & behaviour.
It's a complete blend emotions, sentiments & feelings. I'm at loss of words to describe the actual meaning which has been highlighted & presented in a contemporary manner.
What amazes me is the book is the collection of short stories, all unique in their own aspects. The way it has been plotted, all of them written from the view of the writer & presented to the ordinary public which acts as a pleasant learning experience to the readers.
Language is beautiful, lucid, riveting, challenging & thoroughly enjoyable. It's very rare to find a book which has such powerful writing that it enhances the reading & learning experience of the readers. It's very difficult to pen down such a meaningful book & the way of storytelling is remarkable. Narration is equally commendable!
A must read for all those who wish to read an important work of art, a book which gives meaning to their lives!
August 16, 2018
You Can't Have All The Answers And Other Stories is a collection of 15 well reputed short stories written by the author at different points of time. They deal with issues of youth, trauma, prejudice, sexuality etc. Every story reflects upon a different kind of emotion that human beings face at some point of their lives.
The title definitely goes with the book.
The language is descriptive and artistic. There is an essence of experience in the way of writing.
The book is literally mind-blowing. All the issues have been presented in a very brain wrenching and beautiful way. Expressing the feelings one experiences after reading each story is almost impossible. Some stories give a thud to your heartbeat while some just leave you in awe. Every story leaves you thinking with a question. Another good thing about book is that you can experience all these emotions without going in a sequence. Just pick up this book and start any story. You will have a great experience.
One negative thing about the book was the landing or the climax of each story. While the stories are descriptive, the ending is not. It just happens which is a little unsatisfying.
In the end, I highly recommend this book.
The title definitely goes with the book.
The language is descriptive and artistic. There is an essence of experience in the way of writing.
The book is literally mind-blowing. All the issues have been presented in a very brain wrenching and beautiful way. Expressing the feelings one experiences after reading each story is almost impossible. Some stories give a thud to your heartbeat while some just leave you in awe. Every story leaves you thinking with a question. Another good thing about book is that you can experience all these emotions without going in a sequence. Just pick up this book and start any story. You will have a great experience.
One negative thing about the book was the landing or the climax of each story. While the stories are descriptive, the ending is not. It just happens which is a little unsatisfying.
In the end, I highly recommend this book.
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