Vishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. Around him the lives of the apartment dwellers unfold - the warring housewives on the first floor, the lovesick teenagers on the second, and the widower, alone and quietly grieving at the top of the building. In a fevered state Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and comedy becomes tragedy as his life draws to a close. (blurb)

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This book was part of the Contemporary Asian Literature VBB and is travelling to loveamystery now (surface mail).
Happy reading!

Thank you ApoloniaX. This looks interesting.

Given to cherryj as a RABCK. Enjoy!

Received as a RABCK from loveamystery; thank you! I can't remember who recommended this book to me, but as they described it I thought it was something I must include on my wishlist. And I'm delighted to see that the book started it's journey in Germany!

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I loved the prose, it was very lyrical. I also loved the integration of mythology and Bollywood, very fun. My favourite story was that of Vinod and Sheetal; I'm a sucker for love stories.

A coworker mentioned to me the other day that he didn't really have an idea of what to read next. I gave him this book and two others. Enjoy!


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