The Clerk’s Wife (Keranir Bou) By Manik Bandopadhyay: Part 1
Sarasi didn’t have a particularly pretty face. A stub of a nose, an undulating forehead, small eyes. She had an extremely fair complexion but her skin seemed to lack polish. One look at her and you would be reminded of the damp and moist floor.
Book Review: ‘Roman Stories’ by Jhumpa Lahiri
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest, Roman Stories, is a collection of nine introspective short stories that have been translated by the author from her adopted language, Italian, along with Brooklyn-based translator Todd Portnowitz.
Review: ‘Saturday Stories’ by Rashmi Bansal is a Breezy Weekend Read
Since they were written during the lockdown, many of the stories in the book are about various aspects of the pandemic and how it affected people belonging to different strata of society. In ‘What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School’, Champak lives with his family in a chawl in south Mumbai.