This book is pure disappointment.Basu does well by conjuring characters and placing them in non conventional settings. You visit Moscow and Rajasthan and the effect is quite nice. HOWEVER, the plot is disappointing, always. What could have been developed well and ended poignantly and tastefully s...
I've read a few shot story collections and its safe to say that The Japanese Wife and the lot in this book are easily the most complex and intricate set I've ever read. By the looks of it, each story has been meticulously researched, analysed and presented in a style that makes you wonder how the...