Read Breathless In Bombay (2008)

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Author

Murzban F. Shroff

Genre

Fiction

Rating

3.6 of 5 Votes: 3

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ISBN

0312372701 (ISBN13: 9780312372705)

Language

English

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

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Breathless In Bombay (2008) - Plot & Excerpts

Three and a half stars. Shroff's debut collection of short stories paints a vivid picture of Bombay that captures its essence very well. This isn't a glossed-over, sanitized portrait of a city. It's the real thing, complete with liquor dens, whores, gangs, and the familiar contrast between the very wealthy and those living and dying on the streets in abject poverty. My favorite story was The Queen Guards Her Own, a tale of a victoriawalla and his horse, set against the backdrop of Marine Drive. I was disappointed when I realized that this was a book of short stories (yes, after I'd started it) but the writing is so incredible that I'm reading it anyway. Dare I compare it to Interpreter of Maladies? I do indeed.....Update...I have a few more pages left to go, and I can't quite bring myself to care - it being a short story and all, not too involved with the characters. I'd love to read a novel from this author.

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Good read! short stories with not so obvious endings..
—Jennifer

Sadly, I could not really get into all the stories..
—juli

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