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61) Low
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"Ullis went to the bathroom and carefully unfolded the business card and placed it on the sink. Then he rolled up a note and snorted the last of his wife's ashes... When Ullis discovers that his wife Aki has committed suicide, he escapes to Bombay with a bag of drugs for one final party. On the plane, he finds himself sitting by a glamorous society lady called Payal, and a friendship of sorts blooms into life. Over the coming days they embark on a...
62) Mumbai noir
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Presents a collection of short stories featuring noir and crime fiction about Mumbai by such authors as Sonia Faleiro, Smita Harish Jain, Devashish Makhija, and Avtar Singh.
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Jayant Kaikini's compassionate gaze takes in the people in the corners of the city, the young woman yearning for love, the certified virgin who must be married off again, the older woman and her medicines; Tejaswini Niranjana's translations bring the rhythms of Kannada into English with admirable efficiency. This is a Bombay book, a Mumbai book, a Momoi book, a Mhamai book, and it is not to be missed. - Jerry Pinto No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories...
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"Widely considered a reigning master of the modern short story, Manto vividly conjures life on the streets of Bombay - its prostitutes, pimps, gangsters, artists, writers, and those caught in the fore of the India-Pakistan partition. Deeply opposed to partition, Manto is best known for his portrayals of its violence and absurdities. From an ownerless dog caught in the firing squad at the border of the two countries, to neighbors turned enemy soldiers...
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"Ria Parkar es la princesa de hielo favorita de Bollywood: bella, lista y a prueba de escándalos... hasta que una acción impulsiva amenaza con exponerla a su destructivo pasado. El viaje a Chicago para asistir a la boda de su prima le ofrece la oportunidad de huir de la tormenta mediática y encontrar paz entre su familia. Pero eso significa también enfrentarse a Vikram Jathar. Ria y Vikram pasaron juntos los veranos de su infancia, lejos de la...
66) The third squad
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"Kumar evokes [Mumbai] with lyrical prose." --Publishers Weekly Included in Publishers Weekly's Crime Fiction feature on police corruption and brutality. "A melancholy cop's obsessions are just the tip of the iceberg as he leads a two-fisted team determined to clean up Mumbai's mean streets...Kumar's style, blunt but often by turns poetic and droll, is arresting...As unusual as it is compelling, this entry lays the groundwork for an entertaining...
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