Each of us killers, stories by Jenny Bhatt
Type
Label
Each of us killers, stories by Jenny Bhatt
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
short stories
Main title
Each of us killers
Oclc number
1198089869
Responsibility statement
stories by Jenny Bhatt
Summary
Set in the American Midwest, England, and India (Mumbai, Ahmedabad, rural Gujarat) the stories in Each of Us Killers are about people trying to realize their dreams and aspirations through their professions. Whether they are chasing money, power, recognition, love, or simply trying to make a decent living, their hunger is as intense as any grand love affair. Straddling the fault lines of class, caste, gender, nationality, globalization, and more, they go against sociocultural norms despite challenges and indignities until singular moments of quiet devastation turn the worlds of these characters--auto-wallah, housemaid, street vendor, journalist, architect, baker, engineer, saree shop employee, professor, yoga instructor, bartender, and more--upside down"Set in the American Midwest, England, and India (Mumbai, Ahmedabad, rural Gujarat) the stories in Each of us killers are about people trying to realize their dreams and aspirations through their professions."--, Publisher marketing