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Love and Longing in Bombay: Stories
by Chandra, Vikram
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0316136778
- ISBN 13
- 9780316136778
- Seller
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Eureka, California, United States
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About This Item
Viking, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 268 pages. A collection of stories connected by a single narrator. First Indian edition (first printing). This collection of stories was first published in the United States. Very good in a very good dust jacket with corners that have been bumped and minimal discoloration. A rather scarce edition.
The stories in "Love and Longing in Bombay" are linked by a single narrator, an elusive civil servant, who recounts an extraordinary sequence of tales to those seated around him in a smoky Bombay bar. Each of these stories belongs to a distinct genre: in 'Shakti, ' a love story, two feuding families are united by forbidden passion; in 'Dharma, ' a ghost story, a soldier forced to save his life by amputating his own leg returns home to find that his house is haunted by the spirit of a small child; and in 'Kama, ' a mystery, a detective takes on a murder case and finds himself traveling deep into the farthest reaches of carnality and deceit.
The stories in "Love and Longing in Bombay" are linked by a single narrator, an elusive civil servant, who recounts an extraordinary sequence of tales to those seated around him in a smoky Bombay bar. Each of these stories belongs to a distinct genre: in 'Shakti, ' a love story, two feuding families are united by forbidden passion; in 'Dharma, ' a ghost story, a soldier forced to save his life by amputating his own leg returns home to find that his house is haunted by the spirit of a small child; and in 'Kama, ' a mystery, a detective takes on a murder case and finds himself traveling deep into the farthest reaches of carnality and deceit.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eureka Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74510
- Title
- Love and Longing in Bombay: Stories
- Author
- Chandra, Vikram
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316136778
- ISBN 13
- 9780316136778
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1997
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About Eureka Books
Eureka Books, established in 1987, is a classic antiquarian shop with books in all subjects and price ranges. We're open Monday - Saturday in Old Town Eureka, California.
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