Left from the Nameless Shop - Softcover

Adithi Rao

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9353023254 ISBN 13: 9789353023256

Publisher: HarperCollins India, 2019

Synopsis

A boy communes with the gods by talking to a pillar. The hibiscus girl has her head in the clouds and feet gently planted in her husband s home. Two women, married to the same man, find a strange camaraderie binding them together. The whole town gathers to save the friendly neighbourhood shopkeeper s ice cream from spoiling in the heat. Short-tempered Seshadri hides a terrible shame in his outbursts. A grandfather passes on the magic of self-belief to his grandson. Reminiscent of Malgudi Days, Adithi Rao s debut Left from the Nameless Shop is a charming collection of interconnected stories set in the 1980s featuring the residents of Rudrapura, a small, fictitious town in Karnataka. This is a place bubbling with energy and the sense of community one you probably lived in and loved while growing up. These are stories of the life you have left behind. One that you hope to return to.

About this title

About the Author

After a BA in theatre from Smith College, Massachusetts, USA, Adithi worked as an assistant director on the award-winning Hindi film Satya. The rights to her film scripts have been bought by Aamir Khan Productions Ltd, and Excel Entertainment. Her short fiction appears in the American literary journal Longshot Island. Adithi has written Shakuntala and Other Timeless Tales of Ancient India and Growing Up in Pandupur for children. Her stories have been published across anthology collections by various publishing houses, and in English text books across India. When she isn t writing, Adithi conducts writing workshops for children, takes long walks, and cooks food that her family politely enjoys.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins India
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9353023254
• ISBN 13: 9789353023256
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328