Breathless in Bombay by Murzban F Shroff

Breathless in Bombay by Murzban F Shroff

Shortlisted for the 2009 Commomwealth Writers' Prize

Shroff's vibrant narratives in this concept collection of 14 stories set in contemporary Bombay feature a range of beautifully drawn characters in fascinating situations: from the laundrywallas' water shortage problems, to the doomed love affair of a schizophrenic painter and his Bollywood girlfriend, to the wandering thoughts of a massagewalla at Chowpatty Beach, to the heart-warming relationship of a carriage driver and his beloved horse. Each of these stories is richly crafted and arranged against the grand chaotic backdrop of life that is Bombay. Shroff's love for his hometown shines through, but so does his deep understanding of its challenges and problems. The reader is afforded an insider's view of this pulsating city, and through an unforgettable emotional and cultural journey comes to care for the characters presented in these stories.

Shroff, Murzban F.: - Murzban F. Shroff is a Mumbai-based writer. His fiction has appeared in over 65 literary journals in the U.S. and UK. He is the recipient of the John Gilgun Fiction Award and has garnered six Pushcart Prize nominations. His short story collection, Breathless in Bombay, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the best debut category from Europe and South Asia, and rated by the Guardian as among the ten best Mumbai books. His novel, Waiting for Jonathan Koshy, was a finalist for the Horatio Nelson Fiction Prize. His third book, Fasttrack Fiction, serves up a varied collection of literary nuggets for the digital reader. Third Eye Rising was born out of Shroff's travels to the villages of India.

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ISBN 13	9780312372705
ISBN 10	0312372701
Title	Breathless in Bombay
Author	Murzban F Shroff
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Griffin Publishing
Year published	2008-02-05
Number of pages	320
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